RIC VII, TRIER 480/475, CONSTANTIUS II, HYBRID, OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir. [TRIER 480].
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 480 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. See also: TRIER 480/475, CONSTANTIUS II, HYBRID, OFFICINA P TRIER 480/475, CONSTANTIUS II, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

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Weight 2.94 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in February 2009 for USD 108.50. Other specimens: - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 29767); diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in February 2002 for USD 257.53; weight 2.86 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].