RIC VII, ARLES [after 280], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5] AND OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, OFFICINA S
OBVERSE
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CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B5].
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REVERSE
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PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; gateway with two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. S*AR in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5} AND OBVERSE VARIETY. Bust type not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 264). Note also dot in obv. legend. Listed in Ferrando (p. 123, no. 492). SHould be listed in RIC after ARLES 280.
See also:
ARLES [after 280], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5] AND OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, OFFICINA Q
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NOTES
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Weight 3.53 g; diameter 19.7 mm. From eBay, January 2021 [Thanks to the collaboration of Janusz Kamiński].
Other specimens:
- from the collection of Caius Lucius; weight 2.70 g [click for picture].
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