5th century AD, imitating a solidus of Constantine I as Augustus (of 310 AD, Trier mint). Obv: CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG (second N reversed) legend with laureate bust right. Rev: VOTIS .V. MVLTIS X legend with pellet each side of second V and Victory inscribing shield on cippus (VI/CTO/RIA/AVG in four lines shield inscription erased); mintmark PTR in exergue. For coin prototype see Sear 15786; RIC 821. 5.16 grams. Ex Belgian collection; ex Lanz Graz Auktion 1, 9 December 1972, lot 305 (9,000 schillings, with photocopy catalogue extract); ex Ernst Holzer collection, Graz, Austria. This imitative piece is of quite good style and is a generally faithful copy from the original Roman prototype with only the second N to the obverse legend being truly aberrant; the deliberate erasure of the inscription to the reverse shield is curious although this could possibly be the result of a former pin attachment or similar.

Good very fine; scar from ancient pendant loop at top, shield inscription to reverse erased, small gouge to reverse right field. Extremely rare.