7-740

RIC VII, TICINUM 198, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG [D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG]; camp gate, two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. S T in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Probably TICINUM 198 with worn out crescent in mintmark or erroneously omitted by engraver's error (p. 386). However, there is also a slight possibility that this coin belongs to the earlier issue [TICINUM 189-191] and is unlisted for ruler.

NOTES

Weight 3.14 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Beast Coins. Sold on VAuctions auction 238 (lot 53) in December 2009 for USD 98.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski