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RIC VII, LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON], BUST TYPE B4 l.

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS 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. Dot in arch. PLON in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to LONDON 298 except for dot in arch. Variant mentioned in footnotes 293 and 296 on p. 116 (for Constantine's I and Constantine's II coins). Relatively large number of known specimens suggests a separate issue or at least sub-issue. Variant ot mentioned in Cloke-Toone. Coin should be listed in RIC after LONDON 300.

See also:
LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON]
LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY
LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON]
LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY
LONDON [after 300], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON]
LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON]
LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON] AND REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY
LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON]
LONDON [after 300], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [Dot over PLON], BUST TYPE B4

NOTES

Weight 3.16 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 35 (lot 1589) in May 2017 for GBP 50.

Other specimens:

- from Naville Numismatics Live Auction 48 (lot 622), April 2019; weight 2.46 g; diameter 19.6 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Spink auction in March 2008 for USD 400.38 [lot of 6 coins]; sold on CNG eAuction 204 (lot 377) in February 2009 for USD 797 [lot of 6 coins] [click for picture];

- sold on Spink auction 15006 (lot 104) in September 2015 for GBP 150 (ex Lee Toone); weight 2.78 g; diameter 19.3 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in August 2011 for GBP 25; weight 2.93 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 5464); weight 2.74 g; diameter 18-19 mm [click for picture];

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 4612) [click for picture];

- from Classical Numismatic Auctions VII (lot 442), May 1989; weight 3.10 g [click for picture];

- FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by Noviomagus; weight 2.90 g [click for picture];

- from CNG auction 41 (lot 2305), March 1977; weight 3.08 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski