RIC VII, ARLES 408, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, MINTMARK VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS [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. X in left field. SCON in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 408 except for SCON in exergue instead of SCONST (similar to m.m. on RIC VIII ARLES 32-50). Not listed in Ferrando. Could be regarded as an engraver's error or as an ancient imitation. See also: ARLES 401, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, MINTMARK VARIETY ARLES 407, URBS ROMA, MINTMARK VARIETY

NOTES

From NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 62360). Other specimens: - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 51835) [click for picture].