7-3917

RIC VII, ARLES 313/315, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTA-NTINVSAV [CONSTANTINVS AV (sic!)]; head r., laur. [ARLES 313].

REVERSE

VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. S in left field, F in right field. ARLT• in exergue [ARLES 315].

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY, HYBRID. Dot in m.m. Obv. ARLES 313 with rev. ARLES 315. But note error in obv. legend and crude style. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.1 g; diameter 15-19 mm. Carleton St Peter Hoard. From the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Victor.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski