RIC VII, LYONS [after 231]/225, CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5], HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B5] [LYONS after 231].
REVERSE	PROVIDE[N]-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; camp gate with two turrets, no doors, star above; six stone layers. PLG in exergue [LYONS 225].
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5, HYBRID. Bust type not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 137). Reverse LYONS 225. Decent style but note error in rev. legend (PR upside down). Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.39 g; diameter 18.5 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_318624). See another specimen from the same obv. die: LYONS [after 182], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B5], MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in November 2017 for GBP 57; weight 2.35 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].