RIC VII, ROME [after 372], CONSTANTINOPOLIS, UNLISTED FOR TYPE

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NOPOLIS [CONSTANTINOPOLIS]; bust l., laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.
REVERSE	Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield. R branch Є in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR TYPE. RIC lists this issue only for Constantine I (p. 341). Coin should be listed after ROME 372. See also: ROME 372, CONSTANTINE I, [CONFIRMATION] ROME [after 372], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED FOR RULER ROME [after 372], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED FOR RULER ROME [after 372], URBS ROMA, UNLISTED FOR TYPE

NOTES

Weight 2.28 g; diameter 17 mm. From Guy Braun's collection. Other specimens: - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2868) in July 2024 for CHF 65; weight 2.55 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in March 2014 for USD 27; now in Lars Ramskold's collection; weight 2.01 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in February 2024 for EUR 2.50 [lot of 2 coins]; obv. legend unbroken; helmet seems to be non-laureate (an ancient imitation?) [click for picture].