RIC VII, LYONS [after 225], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS AVGG] [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head with pearl-diadem.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. PLG in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to ARLES 321 (or ARLES 314 or ARLES 331) except for differnet m.m. which suggests that this coin was minted in Lyons. However, Virtus Augg/Caess reverse is not listed for Lyons but some irregular coins of this type are mentioned in footnotes (cf. footnote 229 on p. 137). Coin should be noted after LYONS 225. See also: LYONS [after 225], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS AVG; 2 turrets] [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 3.06 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 111 (lot 989) in December 2021 for EUR 120.