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

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TIVSAVG [CONSTANTIVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-MILITVM [VIRTVS MILITVM]; Three-turreted campgate, open, without doors. •SM•SDΓ• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Γ. 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". Listed in Gautier - Serdica (p. 108, no. 21). See also: SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, OFFICINA A [CONFIRMATION] SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA B SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ SERDICA 11a, CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є

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Argenteus. Weight 3.10 g; diameter 20 mm. Sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 236 (lot 500) in March 2016 for EUR 1,200; sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 261 (lot 849) in March 2019 for EUR 1,300. Other specimens: - sold on Rauch auction 75 (lot 853) in May 2005 for EUR 1,100; offered on eBay in January 2013 for USD 1,250; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 92 (lot 2452) in May 2016 for CHF 800; sold on Berk The Buy or Bid Sale 199 (lot 371) in September 2016; weight 3.35 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG auction 85 (lot 1187) in September 2010 for USD 1,200; offered on Heritage Auctions (lot 23380) in September 2011; sold on Heritage Auctions (lot 23431) in September 2013 for USD 800; weight 3.40 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 100 (lot 623) in May 2017 for CHF 1,200; weight 3.34 g [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 17 (lot 2930) in August 2021 for CHF 600; weight 3.00 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 179 (lot 744) in October 2011 for EUR 1,100; weight 3.52 g [click for picture]; - sold on VAuctions 252 (lot 110) in September 2010 for USD 1,052; weight 3.39 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Freeman & Sear Manhattan Sale III (lot 217) in January 2012 for USD 1,310; sold on Heritage Auctions (lot 23430) in September 2013 for USD 1,000; weight 3.06 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Freeman & Sear auction in November 2004 for USD 3,000; sold on Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 14 (lot 489) in June 2007 for USD 1,320; weight 3.15 g [click for picture]; - sold on CNG Mail Bid Sale 69 (lot 1739) in June 2005 for USD 1,850; weight 3.38 g [click for picture]; - from Gautier - Serdica (plate X, no. 21); weight 3.14 g [click for picture].