RIC VII, ARLES [before 286], FAUSTA, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR]

OBVERSE	FLAVMAX-FAVSTAAVG [FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG]; bust r., head bare, waved hair, mantled.
REVERSE	SALVSREI-PVBLICAE [SALVS REIPVBLICAE]; Empress stg. facing, two children in her arms. Q∪AR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Issue with m.m. P crescent AR is not attested in RIC, but cf. ARLES 264-279 with similar m.m. except for star instead of crescent (p. 263-264). Therefore, all coins from this issue may be regarded as imitations. Not listed in Ferrando. Should be listed in RIC before ARLES 286. See also: ARLES [before 286], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR] ARLES [before 286], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR] ARLES [before 286], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR]

NOTES

Weight 3.09 g; diameter 19 mm. From the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collection (reg. no. 18309454) [Thanks to the collaboration of Dr. Karsten Dahmen].