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

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., high-crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [H12 l.].
REVERSE	SAECVLIF-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. Not attested for this rev. type and obv. legend 1 (p. 315). 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. var.]

NOTES

Weight 2.69 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 18 (lot 3362) in December 2021 for CHF 1,500. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3010) in March 2023 for CHF 888. Other specimens: - from Madrid Collection [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Lars Ramskold].