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RIC VII, ARLES 188, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

  

OBVERSE

IMPCONSTANTINVSAVG [IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur. helmet, cuir.

REVERSE

[VI]CTORIAELAETAEPRINCPERP [VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP]; two Victories facing one another, holding on column shield inscribed VOT/PR. Decorated altar. Q star over crescent A in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - Q. RIC lists only officina P (p. 254). Pattern for this issue shows only altar design with rhomb and dots, but according to the footnote 188 on p. 254, there are also other altar designes. Listed in Ferrando (p. 109, no. 386 and no. 390; different decorations of altar).

See also:
ARLES 188, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA T

NOTES

Weight 3.00 g. From eBay, August 2010.

Other specimens:

- from CGB E-shop (brm_600339); weight 2.81 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- from the collection of Zafeu; weight 2.31 g; diameter 18.9 mm [click for picture];

- from the collection of elagabale2000; weight 2.92 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski