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. PA[crescent over dot]RL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Coin similar to ARLES 291 except for crescent over dot in m.m. instead of crescent only. Note also retrograde "R" in rev. legend. Probably 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 2.37 g; diameter 18-19 mm. Ex Beast Coins. Sold on VAuctions in August 2010 for USD 82.