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RIC VII, ARLES 320/318, CONSTANTIUS II, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

FLIVOCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVO (sic!) CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir. [ARLES 320].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; gateway with two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. S in left field, F in right field. PCONST in exergue [ARLES 318].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse ARLES 320 with reverse ARLES 318. But note error in obv. legend and a rather poor style of portrait. Possibly an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.55 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2017 for GBP 66.01.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski