7-2983

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. Note also that some details on obverse were probably affected by tooling. Coin should be listed after ROME 159.

See also:
ROME [after 159], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H12 l.]

NOTES

Weight 2.97 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Savoca Numismatik 7th blue auction (lot 987) in November 2019 for GBP 550.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski