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. Coins from Gloria exercitus series with three dots over two standards were minted only in Heraclea [HERACLEA 126-128]. However, this specimen has no proper m.m. (SMH + officina letter). It could be an engraver's error but the combination of bust type E8 and short obv. legend CONSTANTINVS AVG (instead of CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG) is not attested for Heraclea. Also, coin may be regarded as an ancient imitation. Coin 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].