7-2549

RIC VII, ROME [after 267], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED REVERSE [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; gateway with wide open doors, four turrets, star above. RQ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED REVERSE. Reverse type is common for Arles but not attested for Rome. Good style but apparently an ancient imitation. Could be noted after ROME 267.

NOTES

Weight 2.56 g; diameter 17.3-18.1 mm. From: Dr. Wendelin Kellner, "Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen. 17. Teil: Constantinische Zeit (II)", Money Trend 2011, no. 10, p. 169, no. 28.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski