7-545

RIC VII, ARLES [after 411], DELMATIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA P

  

OBVERSE

FLDELMA-[TIVSNOBC] [FL DELMATIVS NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

[GLOR-IAE]XERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers, helmeted, stg. front, looking at each other; each holds spear and rests hand on shield; between them, one standard. Pellet on standard. PCONST in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to unlisted ARLES [after 414] except for pellet (or sometimes very small annulet) on standard instead of annulet. It could be regarded as an irrelevant variety of annulet or as a mark of an unlisted issue.

Listed in Ferrando (p. 222, no. 991). Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 411.

See also:
ARLES [after 411], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA P
ARLES [after 411], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA P
ARLES [after 411], CONSTANS, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA P
ARLES [after 411], DELMATIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 1.50 g. Coin sold on eBay in January 2009 for USD 163.50.

Other specimens:

- from eBay; weight 1.30 g [click for picture];

- from Numismatik Lanz auction 128 (lot 87), May 2006 (officina letter illegible); weight 1.09 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski