
RIC VII, ROME [after 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H8 l.]
OBVERSE
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CO-NSTANTI-NVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., laur. helmet (bowl-shaped helmet with a long crest), cuir., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [H8 l.].
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REVERSE
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VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, open doors (arch over doorway); varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H8 l. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this 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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