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RIC VII, ROME 146, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

CONST-ANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.

REVERSE

ROMAEA-TERNAE [ROMAE ATERNAE (sic!)]; Roma std. r., shield in lap inscribed X/V. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to ROME 146 except for ATERNAE in rev. legend instead of AETERNAE. Apparently an engraver's error. For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348.

NOTES

Coin sold on eBay in June 2011 for USD 52.50.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski