RIC VII, SISCIA [after 241], CONSTANS, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVS AVG] [FORGERY]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	FELTEMP-REPARATIO [FEL TEM REPARATIO]; Emperor in military dress stg. l. on galley, holding phoenix on globe and standard with Chi-Rho on the banner; in the stern sits Victory, steering the ship. ΔSIS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Formally this coin is unlisted in RIC VII but in fact it is a modern forgery: obverse of Constantine I which was in use in Siscia to year 325 with reverse which was introduced in Siscia in year348, after Constantine's death.

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Weight 3.0 g; diameter 20.5 mm. Coin sold on Aphrodite Art Coins auction 25 (lot 539) in June 2024 for EUR 55.