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RIC VII, TRIER 317, CONSTANTINE I, ENGRAVER'S ERROR [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

BEATATRA-QVILLITAS [BEATA TRAQVILLITAS (sic!)]; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars. PTR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to TRIER 317 except for error in rev. legend: TRAQVILLITAS (or TRNQVILLITAS) instead of TRANQVILLITAS. Probably an engraver's error. Listed in RMBT (p. 32, no. 33 and 35; different obv. legend breaks; no error in rev. legend). However, possibly all known specimens with this m.m. and bust B1 are ancient imitations.

See also:
TRIER 317, CONSTANTINE I, ENGRAVER'S ERROR [IRREGULAR COIN]
TRIER 317, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA S [IRREGULAR COIN]
TRIER 317, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA S, ENGRAVER'S ERROR [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 2.29 g; diameter 18-19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in December 2015 for EUR 2.19.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski