RIC VII Lugdunum 243, AE3, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 330–331 AD. Obverse: bust of constantine i, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards. Weight about 1.9 g, diameter 16.1 mm.
obverse
Bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
reverse
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
specimens (11)
British Museum
1.83g
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
2.34g
British Museum (RIC VII)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.80g
⌀16.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.54g
⌀17.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.61g
⌀15.4
6↕
British Museum
2.30g
British Museum (RIC VII)
Cite this coin
RIC VII Lugdunum 243 (ric.7.lug.243), 330–331 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vii-lugdunum-243/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA