RIC VII, ARLES 252/254, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur. [ARLES 252]
REVERSE	CAESARVMNOSTRORVM [CAESARVM NOSTRORVM]; in laurel wreath VOT/X. T*AR in exergue [ARLES 254].
NOT IN RIC	HYBRID. Obverse ARLES 252 with reverse ARLES 254-256 [or 259-263]. Note that m.m. indicates Arles but style of portrait resembles Trier. Apparently an ancient imitation.

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Weight 2.66 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in January 2021 for USD 67. Other specimens: - from CGB Live auction (brm_1070591), November 2025; weight 1.88 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from the Rick Morton Collection [click for picture]; - sold on CGB Monnaies 36 (lot 972) in October 2008 for EUR 280; weight 2.61 g; diameter 18.5 mm [click for picture].