Procopius. AE 3; Procopius; 365-366 AD, Constantinople, AE 3, 2.90g. RIC-17b (R3), new officina E=5 and new form of mintmark. Obv: D N PROCO - PIVS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, cuirassed bust l., seen from front. Rx: REPARATI - O FEL TEMP Emperor standing l., head r., holding labarum and leaning with l. hand on shield, chi-rho before his face, palm branch in l. field, CONS? in exergue. A rare issue of Procopius with palm branch in reverse field, recorded by RIC only with the mintmarks CONSG and CONSE. Our coin shows not only a new officina ?=4, but a new form of mintmark followed by a pellet, CONS?.. F
($300)