RIC VII, ARLES 296, CONSTANTIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY, BUST TYPE B3

OBVERSE	FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from back.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; gateway with four turrets, no doors, varying number of stone layers, star above. QA[crescent]RL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 296 (Dutch Numismatic Auction 3, lot 401, 2.70 g) except for absence of wide open decorated doors. Listed in Ferrando (p. 235, no. 1065). See also: ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA P ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA S ARLES 292, CRISPUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA T ARLES 292, CRISPUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Q ARLES 293, CRISPUS, REVERSE VARIETY ARLES 294, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY ARLES 297, CONSTANTIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY, BUST TYPE B4 l. ARLES 321, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.90 g; diameter 21.5 mm. Coin sold on Aphrodite Art Coins auction 37 (lot 538) in March 2020 for EUR 70. Other specimens: - sold on Savoca Numismatics London monthly auction 5 (lot 1143) in March 2020 for GBP 17; weight 2.58 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on VAuctions sale 237 (lot 134) in November 2009 for USD 44; ex Keith Metzer; ex Beast Coins; weight 2.07 g; diameter 19-20 mm [click for picture]; - from the collection of elagabale2000; weight 3.01 g [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of David Berthod].