7-2049

RIC VII, ARLES 239/240, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG; "G" retrograde]; head r., laur. [ARLES 239].

REVERSE

CNLICINIAVGVSTI [C (retrograde) N LICINI AVGVSTI]; in laurel wreath VOT/XX. S[star over crescent]A in exergue [ARLES 240].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse ARLES 239 with reverse ARLES 240. Note retrograde "C" (instead of "D") in rev legend and retrograde "G" in obv. legend. Probably an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.73 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2016 for GBP 104 [Thanks to the collaboration of Paweł Kubiczek].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski