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RIC VII, TRIER 523/522, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANT-NOPOIS [CONSTANTNOPOIS (sic!)]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear [TRIER 523].
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REVERSE
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She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above; between, wreath. TRS in exergue [TRIER 522].
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NOT IN RIC
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HYBRID. Obverse TRIER 523 with reverse TRIER 522. But note error in obv. legend. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 214. Probably an ancient imitation.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.20 g; diameter 16 mm. Coin sold on eBay in November 2020 for GBP 65.
Other specimens:
- from eBay, August 2021 (no error in obv. legend); weight 1.0 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture].
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