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Constantine II VIRTVS EXERCIT from Lyons
« on: July 14, 2016, 09:42:08 AM »
This coin is not listed in RIC with the B5 bust (laureate & cuirassed). Only two bust types are listed, B1 (head laureate) and B3 (laureate, draped, cuirassed, seen from back). It should come after RIC 123.

It is listed in Bastien as # 76, with one example noted- second pic below.

Another example here-
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7lyo-123.html

Interestingly, all three have different obverse dies.

Constantine II
 A.D. 321
 19mm   3.1gm
 D N CONSTANTINO IVN N C; laureate and cuirassed bust right.
 VIRTVS-EXERCIT; Standard inscribed VOT/XX with captive seated on ground on either side, C/R in fields.
 in ex. PLG
 RIC VII Lyons –; Bastien 76


third picture below is the picture I took after receiving the coin