RIC VII, ROME [after 176], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D7], OFFICINA P

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., high-crested helmet (bowl-shaped), cuir. [D7].
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. RP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D7. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this rev. type (p. 316). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed after ROME 176. See also: ROME [after 176], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA S ROME [after 176], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA T ROME [after 176], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA Q

NOTES

Weight 3.7 g; diameter 21.87 mm. Ex Victor Failmezger (no. 289 in RBC); photo by Doug Smith. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4721) in December 2023 for CHF 110; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 3.46 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture]; - sold on Dara Antiques Museum E-Auction 3 (lot 665) in November 2021 for EUR 110; weight 2.8 g; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in July 2008 for USD 101.15; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture]; - from Victor Clark's collection; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture].