RIC VII, ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG [D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG]; in laurel wreath VOT/XX. SAR• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC does not list such m.m. pattern. However, Bruun in footnote 249 on p. 261 mentions other coins "of otherwise regular appearance of irregular m.m. (P, T, QAR and •SAR•)", but claims that these coins "appear to be of no consequence in this context". Coin of an exceptionally good style and lettering, but possibly an ancient imitation. See also: ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE B1, OFFICINA P [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE B1, OFFICINA S [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [after 252], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE B4 [IRREGULAR COIN]

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Weight 3.0 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in July 2008 for $156.88. Now in Brent Upchurch's collection.