Ancient Imitation of Constantius II 'Votive' Siliqua 020256

Ancient Imitation of Constantius II 'Votive' Siliqua 020256
Very Rare Ancient Imitation of Constantius II 'Votive' Siliqua
Silver, 1.66 grams, 16.41 mm. Imitating Arles. 355-360 AD. Obverse: garbled, sometime retrograde and inverted legend imitating DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right with the bulbous nose and chubby cheeks typical of "unofficial" Gallic mints. Reverse: VOTIS V NVLTIS X (instead of MVLTIS), in four lines within wreath. Mintmark off flan but likely to be TCON or SCON. Imitative of RIC VIII Arles 262/294; Sear -. Very fine/good very fine.
 
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