7-1467

RIC VII, ARLES [after 317], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS CAESS]

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

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

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. There is a small evidence of two unlisted issues of Providentiae and Virtus series minted in Arles. Both use Greek letters for marking the officinae [A-Δ]. The first has ARLA-Δ in m.m., and the second has additionally letters S|F in fields. However, place of these issues in official coinage still remains controversial. For Bruun's opinion see footnote 312 from p. 268: "The author prefers to regard these mint-marks, or this way of marking the fourth officina, as a peculiar slip of some mint official and not as indicative of an issue marking the officinae with Greek letters".

Not listed in Ferrando. Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 317.

See also
ARLES [after 317], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG], OFFICINA A
ARLES [after 317], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG], OFFICINA B
ARLES [after 317], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]
ARLES [after 317], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS CAESS]

NOTES

Weight 2.80 g; diameter 20 mm. From Via-Agrippa.

Other specimens:

- from eBay; weight 3.21 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 102412) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski