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Offline Gundobad

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Constantine II- Three moneta
« on: February 03, 2017, 06:27:21 PM »
I bought this coin some time ago and have tried to find another example. There are no examples in pro Coin Archives or VCoins and I have not seen another. Can anyone locate another picture for this type? I think it is from Trier after 335 AD. It is listed in Cohen at 20 Francs.
 
The obverse is rough but the reverse is nice.
 
1.7 g, 16.3 mm.
 
OBV.: Constantine II right, cuirassed bust, CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C.
 
REV.: Three monetae, ,each holding a balance and a cornucopia, VBERTAS SAECVLI, STR in exergue.

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Re: Constantine II- Three moneta
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2017, 08:43:47 PM »
This coin is listed in Zschucke in "Die Bronze-Teilstuck Pragungen der romischen Munzstatte Trier" for Constantine I, Crispus and Constantine II, but it only shows examples for Constantine I, which I have attached below. It is RIC VII Trier 336, though there is an inconsistency with the bust description- it is listed as B1(laureate head only) but in the footnote it states that chest of obv. bust is visible. Bruun dated this coin to A.D. 321- 322. Zschucke also dates them to the same time. This seems right as it would coincide with the quinquennial of Crispus and Constantine II and explain the rarity of this issue.

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Re: Constantine II- Three moneta
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2017, 02:42:20 PM »
Thanks for the information. It is helpful and more than I had access to.