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

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

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

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - T. 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 Bikić-Do Hoard (p. 42, no. 8). Listed in Ferrando (p. 109, no. 388).

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

NOTES

Weight 2.69 g; diameter 17-19 mm. Coin sold on VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins) for USD 40.

Other specimens:

- from Nicola Tammaro's collection; weight 3.91 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- from CGB E-shop (brm_600341), sold for EUR 100; weight 2.98 g; diameter 19 mm; decoration of altar not listed in Ferrando for officina T [click for picture];

- from Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 2.95 g; diameter 17.8-18.2 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in May 2012 for EUR 25.55; weight 3.0 g; diameter 19 mm; decoration of altar not listed in Ferrando for officina T [click for picture];

- from Bikić-Do Hoard (plate VII, no. 8); weight 2.42 g [click for picture];

- from Beast Coins; weight 3.51 g; diameter 18-19 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski