7-3736

RIC VII, LYONS [after 225], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED LEGENDS [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAG [CONSTANTINVS AG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

PROVIDN-TIAEAVG [PROVIDNTIAE (sic!) AVG]; camp gate with two turrets, no doors, star above. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED LEGENDS. Specimen similar to LYONS 225 except for unlisted short obv. legend and rev. legend variety: AVG instead of AVGG. Note also error: PROVIDNTIAE instead of PROVIDENTIAE. Apparently an ancient imitation. Could be noted after LYONS 225.

NOTES

Weight 3.09 g; diameter 20 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4492) in December 2023 for CHF 65.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski