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

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, two turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. A[crescent]RL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK AND REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ARLES 291 except for m.m. with probably no officina letter and two turrets on rev. instead of four. Apparently 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 VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

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Weight 2.86 g; diameter 20 mm. From the Chapmanslade Hoard. Sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 96 (lot 1435) in May 2022 for GBP 80.