7-2817

RIC VII, ARLES 243/239, CONSTANTINE II, HYBRID, UNLISTED MINTMARK [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINTSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINTS (sic!) IVN NOB C]; head r., laur. [ARLES 243].

REVERSE

DNCONSTANTINIMAXA[VG] [D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG]; in laurel wreath VOT/XX. S*A in exergue [ARLES 239].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID, UNLISTED MINTMARK. Obverse ARLES 243 [or ARLES 245] with reverse ARLES 239 (p. 260). Officina S is no attested for ARLES 239. Note unusual mintmark (star instead of star in crescent) and error in obv. legend (and possibly also in rev. legend). Coin must be regarded as an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Coin sold on eBay in November 2018 for EUR 15.50.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski