RIC VII, TRIER [before 453], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1] [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; head r., laur. [B1].
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate with two turrets, no doors, star above. PTR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B1. Not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 205). Good style but probably an ancient imitation. General note from p. 160: "The only disturbing feature of the post-324 bronze coinages is the appearance of both regular and irregular-looking coins of the types VIRTVS AVGG or CAESS, some of them with the Providentiae reverse, others of the type with four turrets familiar from the coinage of Arles. The specimens kmown to the present writer are very few and do not permit us to reconstruct the pattern of this coinage. The majority of these coins, recorded by Maurice, seem to have been part of the Cologne hoard and therefore regarded as valid currency. These irregular coins and their counterparts, struck at the same time by the mint of Arles, point to a major confusion in the financial administration in Gaul". Could be noted before TRIER 453.

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Weight 2.37 g. Coin sold on Künker eLive auction 435 (lot 9557) in November 2025 for EUR 240.