7-2301

RIC VII, ARLES 304, 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, no star. PARL• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 304 except for absence of letters S|F in fields. Note also dot in m.m. Good style but apparently an ancient imitation.

See also:
ARLES 304, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 2.60 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in May 2017 for GBP 41.01.

Other specimens:

- from VCoins (Romae Aeternae Numismatics); weight 2.86 g; diameter 19mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski