RIC VII, ROME [before 214], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	CO[NS]TA-NTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., high-crested helmet (bowl-shaped helmet with long crest), dr., cuir.
REVERSE	VOT/XV/FEL/XX in laurel wreath enclosing also mintmark - RQ.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Specimen similar to ROME 214 (Collezione Sabetta; plate 9, no. 254)) except for bust cuirassed and draped instead of cuirassed only. This bust type is unlisted in RIC VII, but could be regarded as a distinctive variety of bust D7 (like D1 and D2, or D5 and D6). Note that this coin is correctly described in Collezione Sabetta (p. 68, no. 254) but relevant picture on plate 9 shows different coin (shown here as example of ROMA 214). Coin should be listed before ROME 214. See also: ROME [before 148], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

NOTES

Weight 3.61 g; diameter 17.5 mm. Description from Collezione Sabetta (p. 68, no. 254). Picture credited to Lars Ramskold [Thanks to the collaboration of Lars Ramskold].