7-3089

RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 7/8, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TIN[VSAVG] [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur. [CONSTANTINOPLE 7].

REVERSE

[PR]OVIDEN-TIAECAE [PROVIDENTIAE CAE (sic!)]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. CONS in exergue [CONSTANTINOPLE 8].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID Obverse CONSTANTINOPLE 7 with reverse CONSTANTINOPLE 8 (or 9, 10). Note, however, crude style and error in rev. legend: CAE instead of CAESS. There is also no officina letter.

NOTES

Weight 2.50 g; diameter 20 mm. From "foudefollis" collection.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski