RIC VII, ROME [after 178], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H8 l.], OFFICINA T

OBVERSE	CO-NSTANT-INVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur. helmet (bowl-shaped helmet with a long crest), cuir., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [H8 l.].
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 - H8 l. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 316). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 68, no. 250). Should be listed in RIC after ROME 178. See also: ROME [after 178], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H8 l.], OFFICINA P

NOTES

Weight 3.45 g; diameter 18 mm. From the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by six2ten. Other specimens: - from Collezione Sabetta (plate 9, no. 251 (sic!)); weight 2.81 g; diameter 19.3 mm [click for picture].