7-540

RIC VII, TRIER 480/475, CONSTANTIUS II, HYBRID

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir. [TRIER 480].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTIAE AVGG]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. PTR[dot over crescent] in exergue [TRIER 475-476].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse TRIER 480 with reverse TRIER 475-476 (p. 209). Note that similar coin minted for Crispus [TRIER 476] with rev. legend PROVIDENTIAE AVGG is not regarded as a hybrid! Yet another inconsistency in RIC.

NOTES

From the Rick Morton Collection.

Other specimens:

- specimen sold on eBay in February 2009 for $108.50; weight 2.94 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski