7-2928

RIC VII, SISCIA 217, CONSTANTIUS II, MINTMARK VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

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

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 214 except for dot in doorway. Apparently not a centering dot. Accidental? Sub-issue? Further investigations needed.

See also:
SISCIA 214, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 3.05 g; diameter 18 mm. From Savoca Numismatik 34th silver auction (lot 478), June 2019.

Other specimens:

- sold on Rzeszowski Dom Aukcyjny auction 11 (Lot 4165) in January 2023 for EUR 17; ex Paweł Kubiczek; weight 2.23 g; diameter 19.15 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski