7-2046

RIC VII, ARLES 315/313, CONSTANTINE II, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NO (sic!) C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir. [ARLES 315].

REVERSE

VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; gateway with wide open doors of varying design, four turrets, varying number of stone layers, star above. ARLS in exergue [ARLES 313]

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse ARLES 315 with reverse ARLES 313. Note error in obv. legend and absence of letters S|F in fields on rev. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.77 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2016 for EUR 213.50; sold again by the same seller in December 2016 for EUR 146. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4558) in December 2023 for CHF 160.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski