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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 varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed after ROME 190.
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NOTES
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Weight 3.11 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on Münzen & Medaillen auction 45 (lot 1039) in June 2017 for EUR 400. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3133) in March 2023 for CHF 600.
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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