RIC VII, ROME [after 168], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H8 l.]

OBVERSE	CON-STANTI-NVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur. helmet (bowl-shaped helmet with a long crest), cuir. with spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [H8 l.].
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; open camp gate with three turrets, no doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H8 l. Not attested for this reverse type and obv. legend 1 (p. 315-316). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed after ROME 168.

NOTES

Weight 2.5 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in May 2013 for GBP 434.50 [Thanks to the collaboration of Mariusz Graczyk]. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in May 2011 for USD 102.50; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3048) in March 2023 for CHF 120; weight 3.13 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend breaks O-N and I-N [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik online auction 235 (lot 488) in October 2024 for EUR 340; weight 3.27 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend breaks O-N and I-N [click for picture].