7-2132

RIC VII, ARLES [after 319], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5 l.]

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

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

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5 l. Not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 269). RIC lists only similar type with bust B4 l. [ARLES 319]. Listed in Ferrando (p. 201, no. 868). Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 319.

NOTES

Weight 2.79 g; diameter 19.5 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_199060.jpg), sold for EUR 120.

Other specimens:

- sold om Künker auction 318, session II (lot 1918) in March 2019 for EUR 60; weight 3.25 g [click for picture];

- sold on Tauler&Fau auction 3 (lot 243) in September 2017 for EUR 75; weight 3.23 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski