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

OBVERSE	CONSTANT-[INV]SAVG [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. PA RL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Coin similar to ARLES 291 but note crude lettering and omitted crescent in m.m. Probably an ancient imitation. See also: ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK AND REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

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Weight 2.91 g; diameter 18 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4557) in December 2023 for CHF 85.