7-1494

RIC VII, ROME [before 146], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B1]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r., laur. [B1].

REVERSE

ROMAEA-ETERNAE [ROMAE AETERNAE]; Roma std. r., shield in lap inscribed X/V. P in left field, R in right field. RP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B1. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 314). Coin overstruck on specimen from Requies optimor merit issue. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 67, no. 243). Should be listed in RIC before ROME 146.

NOTES

Weight 2.99 g. From Bikić-Do Hoard (p. 47 and plate VIII, no. 10).

Other specimens:

- from Collezione Sabetta (plate 9, no. 243); weight 3.50 g; diameter 18.8 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski