7-2301

RIC VII, ARLES 304, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, no star. PARL• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 304 except for absence of letters S|F in fields. Note also dot in m.m. Good style but probably an ancient imitation.

See also:
ARLES 304, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 2.60 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in May 2017 for GBP 41.01.

Other specimens:

- from VCoins (Romae Aeternae Numismatics); weight 2.86 g; diameter 19mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski