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

OBVERSE	CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [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. RS 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 P ROME [after 176], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA T ROME [after 176], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA Q

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Weight 3.97 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 84 (lot 489) in December 2019 for EUR 230. Other specimens: - sold on VCoins (Zurqieh) for USD 1,062.50; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3078) in March 2023 for CHF 220; weight 2.77 g; diameter 20 mm; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture]; - sold on VAuctions auction 254 (lot 106) in October 2010 for USD 605; ex Beast Coins; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4722) in December 2023 for CHF 160; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 3.15 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Münzen & Medaillen auction 45 (lot 103) in June 2017 for EUR 220; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3059) in March 2023 for CHF 220; weight 3.18 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break S-T; camp gate on base [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2015 for USD 290; weight 3.46 g; diameter 19-21 mm; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in October 2022 for USD 30; ex Paweł Kubiczek (officina letter uncertain; could be "T"); weight 2.2 g; diameter 18-19 mm; obv. legend break N-T [click for picture].