RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 35], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1], HYBRID [FORGERY]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; head r., laur. [B1].
REVERSE	VOTXX•/MVLT/XXX• with mintmark in laurel wreath - TSΔ.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B1 [FORGERY]. Not attested for obv. 7b (p. 504). But note rev. type expected for Augusti. Coin may be regarded as an unlisted hybrid but in fact is a modern Serbian forgery. Unfortunately quite popular. See also: SISCIA [after 188] CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [FEL TEMP REPARATIO] (helmeted soldier) [FORGERY] (the same obverse die)

NOTES

Weight 2.78 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2019 for EUR 31.50. Other specimens (just few examples because all these fakes are very similar): - from Münzen & Medaillen E-auction 2 (lot 220), November 2021 (withdrawn) [click for picture]; - sold on Aphrodite Art Coins auction 28 (lot 667) in October 2024 for EUR 15; weight 2.9 g; diameter 17.7 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, January 2021; weight 2.85 g [click for picture]; - from Numismatikforum; posted by Amentia [click for picture]; - from Numismatikforum; posted by Amentia [click for picture]; - from Numismatikforum; posted by Numis-Student [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by VCollector; weight 2.98 g; diameter 17-18 mm [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS [click for picture].