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

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur. (resembling pearl diadem), dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMKA 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 B CYZICUS 52, CONSTANTINE II, BUST TYPE VARIETY CYZICUS 53, CONSTANTIUS II, BUST TYPE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 3.45 g. From Numismatik Naumann auction 150 (lot 1092), March 2025. Other specimens: - from Solidus Numismatik auction 108 (lot 410), November 2022; weight 3.36 g; diameter 20 mm; laurel wreath resembling pearl diadem [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 11 (lot 466) in February 2020 for CHF 25; weight 3.54 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].