RIC VII, ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. SA[dot in crescent]RL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Coin similar to ARLES 291 except for dot over crescent in m.m. instead of crescent only. Somehow crude style. Apparently an ancient imitation. See also: ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK AND REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

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Weight 2.53 g; diameter 22 mm. Ex Beast Coins. Sold on VAuctions sale 250 (lot 123) in August 2010 for USD 112.