7-573

RIC VII, CYZICUS 60, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., plain diadem, dr., cuir.

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMKΔ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - Δ. RIC lists for this type only officinae Γ and S (p. 653). Diadem could be marked as plain diadem type (ii) sub-type (b), decorated with crosses and annulets (see p. 660).

See also:
CYZICUS 60, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA A

NOTES

Weight 2.99 g; diameter 19.5 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2008 for USD 63.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in September 2012 for USD 37.83; plain diadem decorated with annulets; note an engraver's error in exergue: SKKΔ instead of SMKΔ [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski