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RIC VII, TRIER 434, CONSTANTINE II, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr. cuir.

REVERSE

CAESARVMNOSTRORV [CAESARVM NOSTRORV (sic!)]; laurel wreath enclosing VOT/X. PTR(M upside down) in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to TRIER 434 except for additional upside down "M" in exergue which in fact belongs to rev. legend (NOSTRORVM). Probably an engraver's error. Note that coin could be regarded as a good ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.92 g; diameter 17 mm. Sold on Savoca Numismatik 91st online auction (lot 789) in December 2020 for EUR 100; sold on Savoca Numismatik 99th blue auction (lot 1772) in April 2021 for EUR 55.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski