RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE [before 127], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); head r. with plain diadem, looking upwards.
REVERSE	CONSTAN-TI-NVSCAESAR [CONSTANTINVS CAESAR]; Victory advancing l., holding wreath, palm branch. CONSΘ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists for this type only shorter reverse legend CONSTANTINVS CAES (p. 587). Coin should be listed before CONSTANTINOPLE 127.

NOTES

Siliqua. Weight 2.73 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on Astarte S.A. auction in May 2006 for $1,221. Other specimens: - specimen offered on Classical Numismatic Group auction (Triton XIII) in January 2010; sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in May 2010 for $650; officina letter illegible; weight 2.63 g; diameter 18 mm; rev. legend break I-N [click for picture]; - specimen sold on eBay for $69.68; officina letter illegible; weight 2.8 g; diameter 18-19 mm; rev. legend breaks T-I-N [click for picture].