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RIC VII, ROME [after 214], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H12 l.]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTI-NVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust l., high-crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [H12 l.].

REVERSE

VOT/XV/FEL/XX in laurel wreath enclosing also mintmark - RT.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H12 l. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 318). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed after ROME 214.

NOTES

Weight 3.25 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3208) in March 2023 for CHF 320.

Other specimens:

- ex Joshua Lee; sold on CNG eAuction 542 (lot 438) in July 2023 for USD 850; weight 3.28 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski