7-2049

RIC VII, ARLES 239/240, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG; "G" retrograde]; head r., laur. [ARLES 239].

REVERSE

CNLICINIAVGVSTI [C (retrograde) N LICINI AVGVSTI]; in laurel wreath VOT/XX. S[star over crescent]A in exergue [ARLES 240].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse ARLES 239 with reverse ARLES 240. Note retrograde "C" (instead of "D") in rev legend and retrograde "G" in obv. legend. Obviously an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.76 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2016 for GBP 104. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4546) in December 2023 for CHF 110.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski