RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 61, CONSTANTIUS II, MINTMARK VARIETY [FORFGERY]

OBVERSE	FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on ground; between them two standards. CONSO in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 61 except for strange m.m. "O" is not a proper letter for officina number. It could be a distorted Θ or S but note also some stylistic peculiarities: something like pearl necklace on Constantius' neck (usually a part of cuirass) and pearl decoration of paludamentum. Also green deposits on smooth clenaed surface looks artificial. Possibly a modern forgery.

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Weight 2.65 g. From eBay, January 2021.