RIC VII, ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D6], OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur. helmet (bowl-shaped), cuir. [D6].
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, open doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D6. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 316). Note unusual helmet: bowl-shaped with high crest. For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed before ROME 190. See also: ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D6], OFFICINA T ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D6], OFFICINA Q

NOTES

Weight 3.16 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 70 (lot 688) in October 2018 for EUR 700. Other specimens: - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3129) in March 2023 for CHF 110; weight 3.51 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break T-A; helmet with long crest [click for picture].