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RIC VII, ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE D2, OFFICINA Q

  

OBVERSE

CONST-ANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.

REVERSE

VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, open doors (arch above); varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RQ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D2. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this type of rev. (p. 316). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed before ROME 190.

See also:
ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE D2, OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 2.65 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on eBay in December 2006 for USD 338.33. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3127) in March 2023 for CHF 150.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski