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RIC VII, TRIER 523/518, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTAN-TINOPOLS [CONSTANTINOPOLS (sic!)]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear [TRIER 523].
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REVERSE
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SVTI-CREXEAI-ROLG [retrograde GLORIA EXERCITVS (sic!)]; two soldiers stg. facing one another, holding spear in outer hand, inner hand resting on shield set on ground; between them two standards. TRP in exergue [TRIER 518].
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NOT IN RIC
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HYBRID. Obverse TRIER 523 with reverse TRIER 518 [or 519-521]. But note error in obv. legend and retrograde rev. legend. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 214. Apparently an ancient imitation.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.14 g; diameter 17 mm. From Nether Compton (Dorset) Hoard. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 480 (lot 709) in November 2020 for USD 225.
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