RIC VII, ROME [after 159], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H12 l. var.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., high-crested helmet, cuir., sceptre (?) across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [H12 l. var.].
REVERSE	SAE[C]VLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; shield with AVG on cippus, decorated with garland. P in left field, R in right field. RT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H12 l. var. Not attested for this rev. type and obv. legend 1 (p. 315). Note sceptre instead of spear. But note also that some details on obverse were probably affected by tooling, so the sceptre may be in fact a distorted spear. For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed after ROME 159. See also: ROME [after 159], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H12 l.]

NOTES

Weight 2.91 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Savoca Numismatics London blue auction 7 (lot 987) in November 2019 for GBP 550. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5279) in July 2023 for CHF 340.