RIC VI, ROMA [before 310], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D]

OBVERSE	IMPCCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir. [D].
REVERSE	[M]ARTICON-SERVATORI [MARTI CONSERVATORI]; Mars stg. r., looking l., l. leaning on sceptre, r. on shield. RS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D. Not attested for this type of rev. Note that this rev. may be confused with rev. of ROMA 307-309 (see example of ROMA 307; Wien RÖ 73041, 4.02 g, 23 mm) on which Mars is also stg. r., but looking r. and has right hand leaning on sceptre, left hand on shield. It also may be regarded as an engraver's error: a mirror image of rev. on ROMA 305-306b. However, all these varieties of Marti Conservatori (ROMA 305-310) need precise description. Coin should be listed before ROMA 310.

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Weight 4.30 g; diameter 23 mm. Sold on eBay in March 2015 for EUR 75. Now in Nicola Tammaro's collection. Other specimens: - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5199) in July 2023 for CHF 500; weight 4.18 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture].