7-2431

RIC VII, TRIER 505, CONSTANTINE II, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TAECAESS [PROVIDENTAE (sic!) CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. STEE (sic!) in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 505 except for STEE in m.m. instead of STRE. Note also error in rev. legend. Apparently an ancient imitation.

See also:
TRIER [before 505], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4], MINTMARK VARIETY (the same rev die)

NOTES

Weight 2.67 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2017 for GBP 33. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4531) in December 2023 for CHF 70.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski