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RIC VII, TRIER 490, CONSTANTIUS II, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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CONSTA/TIVSN/CAESAR [CONSTATIVS (sic!) N CAESAR]; rev. legend in three lines. PTR in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 490 (Leu web auction 25, lot 2874, 2.54 g, 18 mm) except for CONSTATIVS N in rev. legend instead of CONSTANTIVS. Apparently an ancient imitation with an engraver's error.
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NOTES
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Weight 1.46 g. Coin sold on Gorny & Mosch E-auction 259 (lot 4005) in October 2018 for EUR 40.
Other specimens:
- ex Victor Failmezger; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2939) in March 2023 for CHF 340; weight 1.10 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture].
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