7-1913

RIC VII, ARLES 295, CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NO (sic!) C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from back.

REVERSE

VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. SA[crescent]RL in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - S. RIC lists unique specimen from officina T: "battered, very thin, unusually small flan" (p. 265). Also this coin is very light and small. Additionally, note error in obv. legend: ...NO C instead of ...NOB C. Possibly both coins comes from an unofficial issue.

NOTES

Weight 1.90 g; diameter 17-18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2015 for EUR 36. Now in the NGS collection [Thanks to the collaboration of Paweł Kubiczek].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski