RIC VII, ARLES [after 322], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5 l.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., cuir. [B5 l.].
REVERSE	VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. S in left field, F in right field. TCONST in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5 l. RIC lists only similar type B4 l. (ARLES 322, p. 269), but see footnote 323 on p. 269: "In P [Paris] one off. T, obv. 7 (B5 l.), irregular bust for this type and issue. Dattari records a similar coin, off. S, rev. type without doors, the type characteristic of the following issue". Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 135, no. 112). Listed in Ferrando (p. 202, no. 879). Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 322.

NOTES

Weight 3.28 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 77 (lot 1391) in November 2020 for GBP 40. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in September 2016 for EUR 55; weight 3.04 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from Nudelman Numismatica auction 10 (lot 470), June 2011; weight 2.81 g [click for picture]; - from Collezione Sabetta (plate 31, no. 112); weight 2.30 g; diameter 19.2 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in July 2016 for EUR 35.50; weight 2.61 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CGB E-auction 341 (lot 255886) in October 2019 for EUR 68; weight 2.86 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, May 2023; weight 3.14 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - from Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 2.81 g; diameter 18.3-19.8 mm [click for picture]; - sold on VAuctions sale 250 (lot 154) in August 2010 for USD 74; weight 2.65 g; diameter 18-19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in December 2007 for USD 48.33; weight 2.6 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].