7-1780

RIC VII, ROME [after 237], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E3] [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r. with pearl-diadem [E3].

REVERSE

DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG [D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG]; laurel wreath enclosing VOT/XX. RP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - E3. Not attested for obv. legend 1 (p. 321). Specimen similar to ROME 237 except for pearl-diadem instead of laurel wreath. But clearly crude style and lettering indicate that this coin is an ancient imitation. Could be noted after ROME 237.

NOTES

Weight 3.05 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 40 (lot 2113) in March 2026 for CHF 240.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski