RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 19, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY [FORGERY]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVG [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	SPES-PVBLIC [SPES PVBLIC]; rev. legend across field; labarum, with three medallions on drapery and crowned by Christogram, pierces serpent. CONS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 19 except for absence of officina letter in left field. Note, however, that this type is a modern FORGERY; but rather poorly made and crude. See also: Lars Ramskold, "Highly Deceptive Forgeries of Constantine’s SPES PVBLIC Coinage", The Celator, December 2009, pp. 18-32. See also: CONSTANTINOPLE [after 12], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [FORGERY] CONSTANTINOPLE [after 12], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND AND MINTMARK VARIETY [FORGERY]

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Weight 2.40 g. Sold on eBay in February 2024 for USD 100.