RIC VII, CYZICUS 57/37, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., with plain diadem, looking upwards. [CYZICUS 57].
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMKS• in exergue [CYZICUS 37-38].
NOT IN RIC	HYBRID. Obverse CYZICUS 57 with reverse CYZICUS 37-38 (p. 652, 649). This interesting specimen proves that Providentiae type for Caesars (but certainly not for Crispus) was minted also during the second issue with m.m. SMKA• [CYZICUS 55-57], when Constantine's I bust changed from laureate to diademed.

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Weight 3.10 g; diameter 17 mm. From Nicola Tammaro's collection.