7-2018

RIC VII, TICINUM 205/[after 208], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur. [TICINUM 205].

REVERSE

VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, star above, no doors, varying number of stone layers. Q palm branch T in exergue [TICINUM after 208].

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND, HYBRID. Reverse legend Virtus... is not attested for Ticinum. Note that this coin is also a hybrid: obverse of TICINUM 205 with unlisted reverse which should be placed after TICINUM 208. Probably an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 3.30 g; diameter 21.5 mm. From CGB.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski