RIC VII, ROME [after 168], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H4 l. var.]

OBVERSE	CO-NSTANTIN-VSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., bowl-shaped helmet with a long crest, cuir., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [H4 l. var.].
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with three turrets, gate closed; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H4 l. var. Not attested for this type of rev. (p. 316). Note also unusual helmet: bowl-shaped with a long crest. 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 after ROME 168.

NOTES

Weight 2.64 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numisfitz auction 1 (lot 878) in March 2023 for EUR 260. Other specimens: - sold on Inasta auction 98 E-Live (lot 465) in March 2022 for EUR 320; weight 3.56 g [click for picture].