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RIC VII, ARLES 286, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. TA[crescent]RL in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ARLES 286 except for gateway with four turrets and wide open doores (cf. ARLES 291 with rev. legend VIRTVS AVGG). Probably an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weigh 2.05 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2017 for GBP 167.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski