RIC VII, CYZICUS 26, CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMKB in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to CYZICUS 26 except for decoration on l. arm (Treveran style), sometimes resembling a small shield. See also: CYZICUS 25, CRISPUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA B CYZICUS 25, CRISPUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Γ CYZICUS 26, CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA A CYZICUS 52, CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY CYZICUS 53, CONSTANTIUS II, BUST TYPE VARIETY

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Weight 2.81 g; diameter 20 mm. From Savoca Numismatik auction 86 (lot 283), September 2020. Other specimens: - sold on Saint Paul Antiques auction 16 (lot 504) in March 2018 for GBP 15; weight 2.44 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Berk Buy or Bid Sale 213 (lot 356) in November 2020 for USD 100; weight 2.71 g; laurel wreath resembling pearl diadem [click for picture].