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RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 27, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate on base, top wider and decorated, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. Γ in left field. CONS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 27 which has on rev. "camp gate regularly with base and a corresponding superstructure, frequently decorated with a row of dots" (p. 573). This specimen has an unusual and much richer decoration with curved line and dots.

NOTES

Weight 3.00 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins) for USD 95.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski