RIC VII, ARLES [before 198], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED FOR RULER

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VICTORIAELAETPRINCPERP [VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP]; two Victories facing one another, holding on column shield inscribed VOT/PR. Altar decorated with star. PARL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Licinius I, Crispus and Constantine II (p. 256). See footnote 8 on p. 229: "No coins of off. P are known, nor any obvs. of Constantine and Licinius II, but in view of the scarcity of our material this is probably accidental". Listed in Bikić-Do Hoard (p. 43, no. 64). Listed in Ferrando (p. 113-114, no. 429). Should be listed in RIC before ARLES 198. See also: ARLES [after 199], LICINIUS II, UNLISTED FOR RULER

NOTES

Weight 2.90 g; diameter 17-19 mm. From VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins). Other specimens: - sold on VAuctions sale 229 (lot 82) in June 2009 for USD 45; ex Victor Clark; weight 2.96 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins) for USD 90; weight 3.20 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from Bikić-Do Hoard (plate VII, no. 64); weight 2.80 g [click for picture]; - from Jerome Holderman's collection [click for picture]; - from Allegro, February 2011; weight 3.05 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on London Ancient Coins auction L (lot 222) in March 2014 for GBP 5; weight 2.67 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS (note that star on altar is probably obliterated, but it could be also an unlisted specimen from the next issue, if exists, with undecorated altar [ARLES 201]); ex Keith Metzer; ex Beast Coins; weight 2.601 g; diameter 19.6 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, November 2015; weight 3.20 g; diameter 17.9 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2015 for USD 27; weight 2.70 g; diameter 17.9 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in January 2016 for USD 10.50; weight 2.80 g; diameter 17-19mm [click for picture]; - from CGB E-shop (brm_600362); weight 2.54 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 2.80 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].