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RIC VII, ANTIOCH 73, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate on base, two turrets, no doors, star above; varying number of stone layers. Dot in gateway. SMANTH in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to ANTIOCH 73 except for camp gate stg. on base. Note that this variety is not mentioned in RIC for Antioch, but cf. footnotes to CONSTANTINOPLE 7-9.
See also:
ANTIOCH 74, CONSTANTIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY
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NOTES
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Weight 3.54 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 74 (lot 1386) in August 2020 for GBP 130.
Other specimens:
- sold on VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins) for USD 75; weight 3.30 g; diameter 18-19 mm [click for picture].
- from Rauch auction 81 (lot 723), November 2007; weight 3.46 g [click for picture];
- sold on Lydia Numismatics Online Auction 7 (lot 885) in May 2021 for EUR 10; now in Laurent Diot's collection; weight 3.20 g; diameter 20.4 mm[click for picture];
- sold on Allegro in January 2021 for PLN 158.40 [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Janusz Kamiński].
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