7-3829

RIC VII, ARLES [after 70], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, BUST TYPE B4

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., 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. Not listed in Ferrando with this bust type. Coin should be listed in RIC after ARLES 70.

See also:
ARLES [after 70], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, BUST TYPE B5

NOTES

Weight 3.00 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik auction 7 (lot 1730) in October 2020 for CHF 2,200.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski