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RIC VII, ARLES [before 318], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur. [B1].
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REVERSE
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PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; gateway with two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. S in left field, F in right field. SCONST in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B1. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 268). Probably an ancient imitation but of a good quality.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.10 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2017 for GBP 137.
Other specimens:
- sold on eBay in November 2021 for GBP 26.55 (note retrograde "C" in SCONST); weight 3.15 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];
- sold on eBay in July 2017 for GBP 134 (note crude style and lettering); ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4567) in December 2023 for CHF 130; weight 2.43 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].
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