RIC VII, ARLES 376, CONSTANTINE II, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSIVNNC [CONSTANTINVS IVN N C]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS [GLORIA EXERCITVS]; two soldiers, helmeted, stg. front, looking at each other; each holds spear and rests hand on shield; between them, two standards. Wreath with pellet between standards. Additional pellet between standards. SCONST in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to ARLES 376 except for additional pellet between standards. Pellet is usually placed near central dot (which seems to be technical and therefore does not belong to m.m.). Note, however, that it is not clear if there is always also wreath with dot or not. This variety (or a separate issue) was for the first time described by David Berthod (Emissions inaperçues pour Arles, "Numismatique & Change", no. 452). The present author believes that pellet could have been added to distinguish this emission from one with an empty wreath. In that case, there still would be only two m.m. patterns: one with wreath [ARLES 370-372] and one with wreath and pellet/pellets [ARLES 375-378]. See also: ARLES 375, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA P ARLES 375, CONSTANTINE I, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA S ARLES 376, CONSTANTINE II, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA P ARLES 377, CONSTANTIUS II, MINTMARK VARIETY

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Weight 2.45 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on eBay in November 2016 for GBP 8.50. Other specimens: - from the collection of David D.; weight 2.30 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - from the collection of David D.; weight 2.71 g; diameter 17-18 mm [click for picture]; - from the collection of elagabale2000; officina letter uncertain [click for picture]; - from Portable Antiquities Scheme database (ID: IOW-F18808); weight 1.36 g; diameter 17.7 mm [click for picture].