RIC VII, LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAG [CONSTANTINVS AG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. Dot in arch. PLON in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to LONDON 294 except for dot over PLON (in arch). Variant mentioned in footnotes 293 and 296 on p. 116 (for Constantine's I and Constantine's II coins). Relatively large number of known specimens suggests a separate issue or at least sub-issue. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 47, no. 49). Not listed in Cloke-Toone. Coin should be listed after LONDON 300. See also: LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY LONDON [after 300], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON], BUST TYPE B4 LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON], BUST TYPE B4 l.

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Weight 2.97 g; diameter 19.5 mm. Coin sold on CNG Coin Shop (no. 809281) for USD 165; sold on CNG eAuction 516 (lot 621) in May 2022 for USD 80. Other specimens: - from Collezione Sabetta (plate 2, no. 44); weight 3.68 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on VAuctions auction 303 (lot 453) in January 2014 for USD 55; weight 3.10 g; diameter 20 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture].