RIC VII, ROME [before 150], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H4 l. var.]

OBVERSE	CONS-TANTIN-VSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., helmeted (bowl-shaped helmet with a long crest), cuir., spear pointing forward, shield [H4 l. var.].
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 - H4 l. var. Not attested for this type and obv. legend 1 (p. 314). Note unusual helmet: bowl-shaped with a long crest (cf. footnotes to ROMA 148, 167 and 190). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 89. Coin should be listed before ROME 150.

NOTES

Weight 3.15 g; diameter 18.18 mm. From the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Victor and Gavin.