RIC VII, ARLES [after 253], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G8 l.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANT-INVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., with spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [G8 l.].
REVERSE	DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG [D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG]; in laurel wreath VOT/XX. S*AR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - G8 l. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 261). Listed in Ferrando (p. 118, no. 457). Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 253. See also: ARLES [after 253], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D2] ARLES [after 253], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [G2 l.]

NOTES

Weight 3.20 g. Coin sold on Numismatik Zöttl E-Auction 6 (lot 180) in November 2021 for EUR 420. Other specimens: - from Numismatica Ars Classica auction 106 (lot 1705), May 2018 (attributed to Heraclea!); sold on CGB Live Auction Juin 2019 (brm_533146) for EUR 300; weight 3.23 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break N-T [click for picture]. - sold on CNG eAuction 98 (lot 169) for USD 106 in September 2004; weight 3.01 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].