7-3242

RIC VII, ARLES [after 411], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA P

  

OBVERSE

[CONSTANTI]-NVSIVNNC [CONSTANTINVS IVN N C]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

[GLOR]-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers, helmeted, stg. front, looking at each other; each holds spear and rests hand on shield; between them, one standard. Pellet on standard. PCONST in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to ARLES 412 (eBay, 1.40 g, 15 mm) except for pellet (or sometimes very small annulet) on standard instead of annulet. It could be regarded as an irrelevant variety of annulet or as a mark of an unlisted issue.

Listed in Ferrando (p. 206, no. 910). Coin should be listed after ARLES 411.

See also:
ARLES [after 411], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA P
ARLES [after 411], CONSTANS, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA P
ARLES [after 411], DELMATIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA P
ARLES [after 411], DELMATIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [standard with pellet], OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 1.73 g. Coin sold on eBay in April 2008 for USD 27.

Other specimens:

- from CGB E-shop (brm_519260); weight 1.36 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture];

- from CGB E-shop (brm_592267); weight 1.52 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski