RIC VII, ARLES [after 251], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [m.m. PAR], BUST TYPE B4 [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRORVM [CAESARVM NOSTRORVM]; in laurel wreath VOT/X. TAR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC does not list issue with mintmark pattern PAR. However, Bruun mentions in footnotes few coins with irregular m.m. QAR, •SAR•, PAR (cf. p. 261, 263). Probably most coins with m.m. PAR should be regarded as ancient imitations. But some of them may belong to the official unlisted issue. Good style and lettering, but probably an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 3.28 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in January 2011 for USD 285.76. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4548) in December 2023 for CHF 110. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in Novenber 2016 for USD 16; weight 2.85 g; diameter 17 mm; note error in obv. legend ...IV NOB C [click for picture].