RIC VII, CYZICUS 24/25, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID, OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur. [CYZICUS 24].
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMKB in exergue [CYZICUS 25-27].
NOT IN RIC	HYBRID. Obverse CYZICUS 24 with reverse CYZICUS 25-27 (p. 647-48). Note that the laurel wreath resembles a pearl diadem, so it could be also bust type E3 and hybrid with obverse CYZICUS 58 and reverse CYZICUS 63-64 (p. 652-53). But see also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 652-660. See also: CYZICUS 24/25, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID, OFFICINA A CYZICUS 24/25, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

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Weight 3.56 g; diameter 19.5 mm. Coin sold on eBay in February 2009 for USD 125.95; sold on CGB Monnaies 41 (lot 1246) in November 2009 for EUR 250 (regarded as an ancient imitation).