RIC VII, ANTIOCH 74, CONSTANTIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate on base, two turrets, no doors, star above; varying number of stone layers. Dot in gateway. SMANTH in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to ANTIOCH 74 except for camp gate stg. on base. Note that this variety is not mentioned in RIC for Antioch, but cf. CONSTANTINOPLE 7-9. See also: ANTIOCH 73, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.92 g; diameter 18 mm. Sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 70 (lot 1398) in May 2020 for GBP 30. Other specimens: - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 62 (lot 1165) in October 2019 for GBP 25; weight 3.02 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik 5th blue auction (lot 1461) in February 2018 for EUR 22; weight 3.44 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Allegro in January 2021 for PLN 172.50 [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Janusz Kamiński]; - from Janusz Kamiński's collection; weight 3.47 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].