RIC VI, CARTHAGO [before 29a], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND

OBVERSE	CONSTANTIVSNOBCAES [CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	SALVISAVGGETCAESSFELIXKARTHAGO [SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FELIX KARTHAGO]; Carthago stg. facing, head l., in long robe, holding fruits in both hands. Γ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND. Specimen similar to CARTHAGO 30a except for ...FELIX KARTHAGO in rev. legend instead of shorter ...FEL KART (p. 427). See also: Peter Kos, "The Carthage aes nummi of the first tetrarchy", [in:] Studia Numismatica Labacensia, Ljubljana 1988, p. 101. Coin should be listed before CARTHAGO 29a.

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Weight 8.71 g; diameter 25 mm. Coin sold on VAuctions sale 230 (lot 101) in July 2009 for USD 445. Other specimens: - from Fyfield hoard; the same rev. die (Kos, plate 1, no. 2); weight 10.77 g [click for picture]; - from Coll. P. Zanchi; the same rev. die (Kos, plate 1, no. 1); weight 9.92 g [click for picture]; - from the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (ID: DUR-3D52FC); weight 6.50 g ; diameter 27.45 mm [click for picture].