RIC VII, ROME [after 177], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H1 l. var.]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., helmet (archaic type), dr., cuir., spear across r. shoulder [H1 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. RT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H1 l. var. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this type of rev (p. 316). Similar to bust H1 l. but cirassed and draped. For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed after ROME 177.

NOTES

Weight 2.95 g; diameter 18 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3082) in March 2023 for CHF 950; sold on Leu Numismatik auction 21 (lot 496) in May 2026 for CHF 1,700. Other specimens: - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 90 (lot 1346) in November 2021 for GBP 1,000; weight 3.46 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].