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Offline Victor

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This coin is not listed in RIC VII with the imperatorial gestus (L7 bust). It should come after RIC VII Lyons 107. This coin is listed in Bastien’s Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon, #50, with one example noted.

Constantine I
A.D. 320
CONSTANT-INVS AVG; helmeted, cuirassed, raising right hand and facing left.
VIRTVS-EXERCIT; Standard inscribed VOT/XX with captive seated on ground on either side; in left field A, in right S.
in ex. PLG
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Re: Constantine I VIRTVS EXERCIT from Lyons with imperatorial gestus
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2015, 10:03:18 AM »
Hi Victor,

in my opinion it is a different bust type. Bastien #50 has an ordinary helmet with visor and long crest. But the room between TI and NVS is too small for a long crest. It could be rather a high-crested helmet. Something like #16 in Bastien.

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Re: Constantine I VIRTVS EXERCIT from Lyons with imperatorial gestus
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2015, 12:34:16 PM »
Yes, you are right, it has a high crested helmet.