RIC VII, ARLES 391, DELMATIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

 

OBVERSE

DELMATI-VSNOBCAES [DELMATIVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers, helmeted, atg. front, looking at each other; each holds spear and rests hand on shield; between them, two standards. turrets, star above, no doors, varying numbers of stone layers. "Pine tree" mark between tops of standards. SCONST in exergue [officina letter uncertain].

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists for this type only legend FL DELMATIVS NOB CAES (p. 275) and does not list at all legend DELMATIVS NOB CAES. It could be the earliest and very rare variant of Delmatius' titulature.

NOTES

Coin sold on eBay in February 2006 for $36.00.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski