RIC VI, SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TIVSAVG [CONSTANTIVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-MILITVM [VIRTVS MILITVM]; Three-turreted campgate, open, without doors. •SM•SDB• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - B. RIC lists only officina A (p. 494; rarity R4). General note from p. 487-8: "Rare coins (with SM) are known for the Augusti only, with officinae A, B, Γ and Є evidenced: their type is a continuation of that of Group I, and the weight remains at c. 3.3 gm". Not listed in Gautier - Serdica. See also: SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, OFFICINA A [CONFIRMATION] SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є

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Argenteus. Weight 3.52 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics Auction VIII (lot 1089) in September 2014 for GBP 800; sold on Bertolami Fine Art auction 15 (lot 783) in April 2015 for EUR 2,500; sold on St. James's Auctions 36 (lot 34) in April 2016 for GBP 500. Other specimens: - sold on Heritage Auctions 61160 (lot 97482) in May 2020 for USD 720; weight 3.48 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from Heritage Auctions 3019 (lot 23441), April 2012; weight 3.39 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG Triton XIV (lot 822) in January 2011 for USD 950; from CNG Coin Shop (no. 887665), sold for USD 1,450; weight 3.16 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].