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RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 39, CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED MINTMARK

  

OBVERSE

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

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. Γ in left field. CONS• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED MINTMARK. Specimen similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 39 (2.90 g; 20 mm) except for dot in m.m. instead of star. See also footnote 38 on p. 575 and CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 575). Apparently a separate issue.

See also:
CONSTANTINOPLE 40, CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED MINTMARK

NOTES

Weight 3.20 g; diameter 20 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5448) in July 2023 for CHF 110.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in March 2015 for USD 56.55; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4838) in December 2023 for CHF 360; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 2.90 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in March 2018 for EUR 35.50 [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Paweł Kubiczek].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski