RIC VII, TRIER 475, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]
OBVERSE
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CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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PROVIE[??]-TIIECESS [PROVIE[??]IIE CESS (sic!)]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. DTR[dot over crescent] (sic!) in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 475 except for unusual reverse. Note additional element between two turrets, diagonal lines instead of square bricks and two pairs of smaller arches on each side of large central arch. Lettering on reverse suggests an illiterate engraver.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.67 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Beast Coins. Sold on VAuctions sale 256 (lot 115) in December 2010 for USD 285.
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