RIC VII, ROME 158, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	CONST-ANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.
REVERSE	SAECVLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; wreath with AVG on cippus, decorated with garland. P in left field, R in right field. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ROME 158 except for wreath on cippus instead of shield (p. 315). See footnote 158 on p. 315: "Two rev. varieties: (a) not shield but wreath on cippus, streaming wreath ties, garland on face of altar, and (b) cippus on square base, face decorated but no garland, shield on cippus". Note that also officina Q is not attested in RIC for ROME 158. For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. See also: ROME 158, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA S ROME 158, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA T

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Weight 2.85 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on CGB Monnaies 45 (lot 749) in October 2010 for EUR 320. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3025) in March 2023 for CHF 700. Other specimens: - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 33 (lot 547) in February 2017 for GBP 420; weight 2.90 g; diameter 18 mm; officina letter uncertain [click for picture].