RIC VII, ROME 285, CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OFFICINA (?)

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	CONSTAN/TINVS/CAESAR [CONSTANTINVS CAESAR]; rev. legend in three lines; star above. SMRA (sic!) in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - A. The reading seems to be correct (compare "A" in m.m. with the second "A" in CAESAR), although "A" as an officina letter is highly unexpected for Rome at that time. RIC lists only officina S attested for unique specimen from British Musem (p. 329), but Bruun mentions in footnote 285 on p. 329 that originally officina letter was "recorded as A (?)" and he gives no reason why it was eventually changed to S. See also: ROME [before 285], CRISPUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER

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Weight 2.4 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in February 2007 for $69.01.