RIC VII, ARLES 407, URBS ROMA, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA S

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. X between them. SCON in exergue
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 407 except for SCON in exergue instead of SCONST. Listed in Ferrando (p. 220, no. 980). Could be regarded as an engraver's error or as an ancient imitation, but cf. RIC VIII ARLES 32-50. See also: ARLES 407, URBS ROMA, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA P ARLES 401, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, MINTMARK VARIETY ARLES 408, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, MINTMARK VARIETY

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Weight 1.35 g; diameter 16 mm. Coin sold on CGB Monnaies 36 (lot 1044) in October 2008 for EUR 431.