RIC VII, ALEXANDRIA 60, CONSTANTIUS II, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

OBVERSE	FLIVLCONSTANTINVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTINVS (sic!) NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, each holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield; between them, two standards. SMALA in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Coin similar to ALEXANDRIA 60 except for error in obv. legend: CONSTANTINVS instead of CONSTANTIVS. Possibly an engraver's slip. But note that two known specimens are from different dies so it could be a result of wrong instruction given by mint authorities. See also: ANTIOCH 88, CONSTANTIUS II, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

NOTES

Weight 2.31 g; diameter 17.7 mm. Donated by Gunther Schodlok to the collection of the Institut für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln (ID ARSK 0196). Other specimens: - from the collection of kiaora [click for picture].