7-3073

RIC VII, ROME [before 267], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; head r., laur. [B1].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAES• [PROVIDENTIAE CAES•]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above; varying number of stona layer. RQ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B1. Not attested for obv. legen 7 (p. 325). Note also ...CAES• in rev. legend (...CAESS expected). Apparently an ancient imitation. Could be noted before ROME 267.

NOTES

Weight 2.0 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 12 (lot 1405) in May 2020 for CHF 110.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski