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RIC VII, ARLES 401, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, MINTMARK VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-[TIN]OPOLIS [CONSTANTINOPOLIS]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.

REVERSE

Victory stg. l. on prow, holding long sceptre in r. hand and resting l. hand on shield. Chi-rho in left field. PCON in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 401 (or ARLES 386) except for PCON in exergue instead of PCONST. Could be regarded as an engraver's error or as an ancient imitation.

See also:
ARLES 407, URBS ROMA, MINTMARK VARIETY
ARLES 408, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, MINTMARK VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 1.37 g; diameter 15 mm. From NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 85275).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski