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

OBVERSE	CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [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. RS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ROME 158 except for wreath on cippus instead of shield (p. 315). See also 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 S 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, OFFICINA T ROME 158, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

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Weight 3.68 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3022) in March 2023 for CHF 650. Other specimens: - sold on Sol Numismatik auction XXXIV (lot 325) in October 2024 for EUR 220; weight 2.79 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 146 (lot 1016) in November 2024 for EUR 110; weight 2.85 g; diameter 20 mm; officina letter uncertain [click for picture].