7-2487

RIC VII, ROME 287/288, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTA-TINVSAG [CONSTATINVS (sic!) AG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

PROVDEN-TAECESS [PROVDENTIAE (sic!) CESS (sic!)]; camp gate with two turrets, no doors, star above; varying number of stone layers. R wreath T in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, HYBRID. Obv legend CONSTANTINVS AG is not attested for this issue. But note errors in legends: CONSTATINVS instead of CONSTANTINVS, PROVDENTIAE instead of PROVIDENTIAE and CESS instead of CAESS. Note also that this coin is a hybrid. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 2.40 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2017 for GBP 42.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski