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RIC VII, TRIER 523/522, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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CONSTANT-NOPOIS [CONSTANTNOPOIS (sic!)]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear [TRIER 523].
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REVERSE
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She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above; between, wreath. TRS in exergue [TRIER 522].
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NOT IN RIC
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HYBRID. Obverse TRIER 523 with reverse TRIER 522. But note error in obv. legend. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 214. Probably an ancient imitation.
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NOTES
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Weight 2.24 g; diameter 16 mm. Coin sold on eBay in November 2020 for GBP 65. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4535) in December 2023 for CHF 30.
Other specimens:
- from eBay, August 2021 (no error in obv. legend); weight 1.0 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture].
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