7-2727

RIC VII, TRIER [before 352], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNCOSII [CONSTANTINVS IVN N COS II]; bust l., laur., wearing trabea, eagle-tipped sceptre in r. hand.

REVERSE

BEATATRAN-QVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars. [P]TR• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Not attested in RIC VII, but cf. footnote 312 on p. 191: "Some of the obv. busts recorded for Constantine II have not been found: CONSTANTINVS IVN N C • COS II, bust K3 l. (CG) and the same bust with CONSTANTINVS IVN N COS II (Maur., loc. cit., rev. V. 43 and CG)". Listed in RMBT (p, 68, no. 63a). Note that reading of the m.m. is uncertain and cited here after RMBT. Note also that coin may be regarded as an ancient imitation. Coin should be listed in RIC before TRIER 352.

NOTES

From RMBT (plate XXI, no. 63a).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski