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RIC VII, ARLES 296, CONSTANTIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY, BUST TYPE B3

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from back.

REVERSE

VIRTVS-CAESS [VIRTVS CAESS]; gateway with four turrets, no doors, varying number of stone layers, star above. QA[crescent]RL in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 296 (Dutch Numismatic Auction 3, lot 401, 2.70 g) except for absence of wide open decorated doors.

See also:
ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA P
ARLES 291, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA S
ARLES 292, CRISPUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA T
ARLES 292, CRISPUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Q
ARLES 293, CRISPUS, REVERSE VARIETY
ARLES 294, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY
ARLES 297, CONSTANTIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY, BUST TYPE B4 l.
ARLES 321, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 2.58 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Savoca Numismatik 5th monthly auction (lot 1143) in March 2020. for GBP 17.

Other specimens:

- sold on VAuctions sale 237 (lot 134) in November 2009 for USD 44; ex Keith Metzer Collection; ex Beast Coins; weight 2.07 g; diameter 19-20 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of David Berthod].

- from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 36753); weight 3.01 g [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of David Berthod].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski