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RIC VII, ARLES 400, URBS ROMA, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust l., helmet with plume (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88), wearing imperial cloak.

REVERSE

She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above; between them, Chi-rho. CONST in exergue

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 400 (or ARLES 385) except for CONST in exergue (no officina letter). Also, imperial cloak looks like cuirass. But note crude style. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.16 g; diameter 16 mm. From eBay, February 2021.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski