RIC VII, ARLES [after 70], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, BUST TYPE B5

OBVERSE	IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	VICTORIAA-ETERNAAVGN [VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N]; Victory stg. r., inscribing on shield VOT/X/MVL/XX in four lines; to l., captive seated l. S in left field, F in right field. QARL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE. Similar to rev. of ARLES 70 (Wien RÖ 61015; 3.43 g, 20.2 mm; cited in RIC) except for Victory standing instead of seated and captive seated l. Also the inscription on shield is different. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 57, no. 149). Listed in Antibes Hoard (p. 345, no. 456) with bust described as cuirassed only (which may be correct), m.m. as PARL (which is probably not correct) and inscription on shield as VOT/IS (which is almost certainly not correct). Specimen from Antibes Hoard is listed in Ferrando (p. 107, no. 373) with the same description. Coin should be listed in RIC after ARLES 70. See also: ARLES [after 70], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, BUST TYPE B4

NOTES

Weight 3.39 g; diameter 19.6 mm. From Collezione Sabetta (plate 6, no. 149). Other specimens: - from Antibes Hoard (plate V, no. 456); weight 1.55 g [click for picture].