RIC VII, ARLES [after 253]/254, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H1 l.], HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAV [CONSTANTINVS AV (sic!)]; bust l., helmeted, cuir., spear across r. shoulder [H1 l.] [after ARLES 252].
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRO [CAESARVM NOSTRO (sic!)]; in laurel wreath VOT/X. P*AR in exergue [ARLES 254].
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H1 l., HYBRID. Bust type not attested for obv. legend 1. Rev. appropriate for Caesars [ARLES 254-256 or 259-263]. But note errors in both legends and light weight. Apparently an ancient imitation.

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Weight 2.00 g; diameter 18 mm. Sold on eBay in September 2016 for EUR 116 [Thanks to the collaboration of Mariusz Graczyk]. Other specimens: - from CNG auction 41 (lot 2291), March 1997; weight 2.30 g [click for picture].