RIC VII, ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D6], OFFICINA T

OBVERSE	CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur. helmet (bowl-shaped with a long crest), cuir. [D6].
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, open doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D6. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (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 [D6], OFFICINA S ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [D6], OFFICINA Q

NOTES

Weight 3.10 g. From Bikić-Do Hoard (p. 48 and Plate VIII, no. 32). Other specimens: - sold on eBay in October 2009 for USD 28.77; weight 3.0 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].