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RIC VII, ROME [after 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H4 l. var.]
  
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OBVERSE
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CON-STANT-INVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., helmeted (bowl-shaped helmet with a long crest), cuir., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [H4 l. var.].
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REVERSE
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VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, open doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RP in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H4 l. var. Not attested for this obv. legend and reverse type (p. 316). Note unusual helmet: bowl-shaped with a long crest (cf. footnotes to ROMA 148, 167 and 190). For typology of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 issue see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 438. Coin should be listed after ROME 190.
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NOTES
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Weight 3.09 g. Sold on Münzen & Medaillen auction 45 (lot 1039) in June 2017 for EUR 400.
Other specimens:
- from VCoins (Savoca) [click for picture];
- sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 107 (lot 576) in September 2021 for EUR 500; weight 3.40 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend breaks N-S and N-V [click for picture].
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