RIC VII, ARLES [after 322], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., cuir. [B5 l.].
REVERSE	VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. S in left field, F in right field. TCONST in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5 l. RIC lists only type B4 l. (p. 269), but see also footnote 323 on p. 269: "In P [Paris] one off. T, obv. 7 (B5 l.), irregular bust for this type and issue. Dattari records a similar coin, off. S, rev. type without doors, the type characteristic of the following issue". Coin should be listed after ARLES 322.

NOTES

Weight 2.65 g; diameter 18-19 mm. Ex Keith Metzer Collection; ex BEAST COINS. Sold on VAuctions in August 2010 for $74. Other specimens: - specimen sold on eBay in December 2007 for $48.33; weight 2.6 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - specimen offered on Nudelman Numismatica auction in June 2011; weight 2.81 g [click for picture].