RIC VII, ARLES [after 227]/223, CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4 l.], HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir. [B4 l.].
REVERSE	DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG [D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG]; in laurel wreath VOT/XX. AQ (sic!) in exergue [ARLES 223].
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B4 l., HYBRID. Bust type not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 259). Note unusual m.m. AQ instead of AR (or QA) which may be confused with m.m. used in Aquileia. Note also Treveran style of portrait. Apparently an ancient imitation. Could be noted after ARLES 227.

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Weight 3.00 g; diameter 18.5 mm. Coin sold on CGB E-auction 223 (lot 147612) in July 2017 for EUR 175.