7-3231

RIC VII, ARLES [after 315]/313, CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5], HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. ARLS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5, HYBRID. Bust type not attested for Constantine II (p. 268). Reverse similar to ARLES 313 (or 314), but note absence of letters S|F in fields. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.68 g; diameter 17.5 mm. Coin sold on BAC Numismatics auction 28 (lot 195) in March 2021 for EUR 150.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski