RIC VII, ROME [after 164], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [L1 l.] AND REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir., raising r. hand [L1 l.].
REVERSE	SAECVLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; wreath with AVG on cippus, decorated with garland. P in left field, R in right field. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - L1 l., REVERSE VARIETY Bust type not attested for obv. legend 7 (p. 315). Note also wreath on cippus instead of shield (see footnote to ROME 158 on p. 315: "Two rev. varieties: (a) not shield but wreath on cippus, streaming wreath ties, garland on face of altar, and (b) cippus on square base, face decorated but no garland, shield on cippus"). Coin should be listed after ROME 164.

NOTES

Weight 3.14 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 27 (lot 941) in May 2016 for GBP 550. Other specimens: - sold on Artemide auction 19.1E (lot 373) in October 2012 for EUR 900; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3033) in March 2023 for CHF 220; weight 2.91 g; diameter 18 mm; officina letter illegible; determined by die match [click for picture].