Constantine the Great (as Caesar) - Follis - RIC VI Carthage 61

Another recent addition.

Constantine the Great (as Caesar) - Follis

Obv:– CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right
Rev:– CONSERVATO-RES KART SVAE, Carthago standing facing, head left, within hexastyle temple, holding fruit in both hands
Minted in Carthage (// PKD). circa summer A.D. 307.
Reference(s) – RIC VI Carthage 61

6.04g. 23.96 mm. 0 degrees

Some corrosion around the edges.



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Nice coin! Isn’t the understanding that Carthage was a mint controlled by Maxentius, and he was briefly allied with Constantine at this time?

Here is a CTG as Caesar from Trier.

 

I have a soft spot for coins of CTG as Caesar. Here are two from Carthage:

 

Constantine I As Caesar Carthage 307 A.D. Obv Head right laureate Rv Carthage standing within hexastyle temple RIC 61 6.86 grms 25 mm

 

I don't think it's corrosion. I have seen many coins from Carthage with the same roughness around the rim. Is it possible that the flans were cast using sand molds? I would be interested in hearing other hypotheses.
Here are two examples from my collection, both with rough rims:

Carthage mint, A.D. 306
RIC 51c
Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES
Rev: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART - Carthago, in long robe, standing, facing left, holding fruit in both hands
Γ in exergue; H in left field
27 mm, 11.0 g.

Carthage mint, summer, A.D. 307
RIC 61
Obv: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES
Rev: CONSERVATO-RES KART SVAE - Carthago, holding branches, in hexastyle temple
PKΔ in exergue
25 mm, 6.9 g.

 

Interesting. I would expect these to have been eliminated by the strike if that were the case.