RIC VII, ARLES 375, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA P

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.
REVERSE	GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers, helmeted, stg. front, looking at each other; each holds spear and rests hand on shield; between them, two standards. Wreath with pellet between standards. Additional pellet between standards. PCONST in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 375 except for additional pellet between standards. Pellet is usually placed near central dot (which seems to be technical and therefore does not belong to m.m.). Note, however, that it is not clear if there is always also wreath with dot or not. Not listed in Ferrando. This variety (or a separate issue) was for the first time described by David Berthod (Emissions inaperçues pour Arles, "Numismatique & Change", no. 452). The present author believes that pellet could have been added to distinguish this emission from one with an empty wreath. In that case, there still would be only two m.m. patterns: one with wreath [ARLES 370-372] and one with wreath and pellet/pellets [ARLES 375-378]. See also: ARLES 375, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA S ARLES 376, CONSTANTINE II, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA P ARLES 376, CONSTANTINE II, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA S ARLES 377, CONSTANTIUS II, MINTMARK VARIETY

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Weight 2.14 g; diameter 15 mm. From London Ancient Coins auction 23 (lot 250), March 2013. Other specimens: - from the collection of David D.; weight 2.59 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2012 for GBP 26; weight 2.07 g; diameter 16 mm; no dot in wreath [click for picture]; - from the collection of elagabale2000; weight 1.98 g; no dot in wreath [click for picture]; - from the collection of Maille341; no dot in wreath [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in October 2016 for GBP 10.50; weight 2.30 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture].