7-3255

RIC VII, ARLES [before 294]/291, CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1], HYBRID, REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NO (sic!) C]; head r., laur. [B1].

REVERSE

VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; gateway with four turrets, no doors, varying number of stone layers, star above. TA[crescent]RL in exergue [ARLES 291].

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1], HYBRID, REVERSE VARIETY. Bust type not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 265). Rev. similar to ARLES 291 except for absence of wide open decorated doors. However, note crude style and error in obv. legend. Probably an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.28 g; diameter 18 mm. From eBay, April 2021 [Thanks to the collaboration of Leszek Wąsik].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski