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RIC VI, TREVERI 661b, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND MINTMARK [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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ILVACONSTANTINVSNOBCAIII [IL VA (sic!) CONSTANTINVS NOB CIII (sic!)]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. S in left field, F in right field. TR in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND MINTMARK. Specimen somehow similar to TREVERI 661b except for IL VA ... CIII in obv. legend instead of FL VAL ... CAES and m.m. TR instead of PTR. Apparently an ancient imitation.
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NOTES
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Weight 5.98 g; diameter 25 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5155) in July 2023 for CHF 750.
Other specimens:
- sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 102 (lot 1214) in November 2022 for GBP 160; weight 7.06 g; diameter 27 mm; from the same dies [click for picture].
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