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RIC VII, TRIER 479/475, CONSTANTINE II, HYBRID

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir. [TRIER 479].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. STR[dot over crescent] in exergue [TRIER 475-476].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse TRIER 479 with reverse TRIER 475-476 (p. 209). Note that similar coin minted for Crispus [TRIER 476] with rev. legend PROVIDENTIAE AVGG is not regarded as a hybrid! Another example of inconsistency in RIC. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 206-207.

NOTES

Weight 2.80 g; diameter 17-18 mm. From the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Victor.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski