RIC VII, HERACLEA [before 126], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, MINTMARK VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr., cuir.
REVERSE	GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers, helmeted, stg. looking at one another, holding spear and resting hand on shield set on ground; between them, two standards. Three horizontally arranged dots near the top of the standards. SMH in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, MINTMARK VARIETY. Similar to HERACLEA 126 (Numismad 9, lot 1484, 2.77 g, 18 mm) except for short obv. legend CONSTANTINVS AVG instead of CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. Note m.m. without officina letter. Possibly an engraver's error but coin may be also regarded as an ancient imitation. Should be listed before HERACLEA 126. See also: HERACLEA [before 126], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA A HERACLEA [before 126], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA B HERACLEA [before 126], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Γ HERACLEA [before 126], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Є

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Weight 2.25 g; diameter 17-19 mm. Coin sold on Allegro in Semptember 2020 for PLN 526 [Thanks to the collaboration of Janusz Kamiński]. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in October 2006 for USD 51 [click for picture].