RIC VII, ROME 147, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

7-1048

OBVERSE

CONST-ANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur. helmet (bowl-shaped helmet with a long crest), cuir.

REVERSE

ROMAE-AETERNAE [ROMAE AETERNAE]; Roma std. r., shield in lap inscribed X/V. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - S. RIC lists for this type officinae P, T and Q (p. 314). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348.

NOTES

Weight 3.05 g; diameter 19 mm. Note an engraver's error: no P|R in firlds. Sold on Saint Paul Antiques auction 8 (lot 430) in July 2017 for GBP 40. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2976) in March 2023 for CHF 340.
Other specimens:
- from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1954.18.79); weight 3.17 g; diameter 19.5 mm; obv. legend break A-N; rev. legend break A-E [click for picture];
- from Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Victor; weight 2.90 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend break A-E [click for picture];
- ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2975) in March 2023 for CHF 65; weight 2.81 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break A-N; rev. legend break A-E [click for picture];
- from eBay, November 2019; weight 3.18 g; diameter 19.5 mm; obv. legend break A-N; rev. legend break A-E [click for picture];
- from eBay, September 2010; weight 3.52 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend break A-E [click for picture];
- sold on eBay in August 2011 for USD 23.45; weight 2.90 g; rev. legend break A-E [click for picture];
- from the Fitzwilliam Museum (object number: CM.BU.461-R); weight 2.62 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break A-N; rev. legend break A-E [click for picture].