RIC VII, ROME [before 207], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [XCVI]

OBVERSE	CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur. helmet, cuir.
REVERSE	XCVI in laurel wreath enclosing also mintmark - RQ.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. XCVI on rev. apparently means that this coin was struck to the 1/96 libra weight standard. Maybe it was a sign of come back to this standard after extensive emissions minted to a lower standard (ROME 104-128 and 137-142). Coin should be listed before ROME 207.

NOTES

Weight 3.10 g; diameter 18.4 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2946) in March 2023 for CHF 1,200.