7-1098

RIC VII, SISCIA 203, CONSTANTIUS II, BUST TYPE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir., with globe.

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above; varying number of stone layers. •ΔSIS• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 203 except for a globe-like object. Bust with globe is highly improbable and this coin is apparently an ordinary SISCIA 203 after unskilful cleaning/tooling.

NOTES

Weight 2.80 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on eBay in November 2010 for USD 2.87.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski