7-3748

RIC VII, ARLES [after 311], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5], REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B5].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; gateway with four turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. S in left field, F in right field. ARLT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5. Not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 268). Portrait is not bad but note four turrets on rev. (instead of four) and clumsy lettering ("A" in m.m. looks like "N"). Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.53 g; diameter 17 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4564) in December 2023 for CHF 110.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski