RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE [after 107], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED MINTMARK

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.
REVERSE	VICTORIACONSTANTINIAVG [VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG]; Victory std. r. by cuir., shield, inscribing VOT/XXX on shield supported by Genius. CONS• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED MINTMARK. Coin similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 107 (BM 1867,0101.903, 4.20 g) except for dot in m.m. Traces of double strike, rather poor style and clumsy lettering. However, note that this coin may be regarded as an ancient imitation. Compare also two other coins which looks like products of the same workshop: irregular CONSTANTINOPLE [after 98] and HERACLEA [after 102]. Also, possibility of modern forgery cannot be excluded. Otherwise, coin should be listed after CONSTANTINOPLE 107.

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Solidus. Weight 4.40 g. Coin sold on Hess Divo auction 341 (lot 128) in December 2023 for CHF 3,200.