RIC VII, ROME [after 183], CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, BUST D2, OFFICINA P [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS]

OBVERSE	CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; open camp gate with three turrets, open doors, arch over doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Camp gate with three turrets has no doors [ROME 165-174] or gate closed [ROME 175-183] (p. 315-316). Open doors are attested only for camp gate with four turrets [ROME 190-193] (p. 316-317). Coin should be listed after ROME 183. WARNING! There are known cast fakes of this type! See example from OMNI. Foro de numismática: Fake 1. Another examples: Fake 2 sold on eBay in April 2017 (2.87 g; 18 mm); Fake 3 from eBay [Thanks to the collaboration of Paweł Kubiczek]. See also: ROME [after 183], CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, BUST D2, OFFICINA T [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS] ROME [after 183], CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, BUST D6 [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS] ROME [after 183], CRISPUS, REVERSE VARIETY [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS] ROME [after 183], CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS]

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Weight 2.76 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3096) in March 2023 for CHF 280. Other specimens: - from VCoins (Athena Numismatics), May 2022; weight 3.39 g; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture]; - sold on VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins) for USD 300; weight 3.0 g; diameter 18-20 mm; obv. legend break T-A [click for picture].