RIC VII, ROME 158, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA T

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. RT 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". 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, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

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Weight 3.18 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Helios Numismatik auction 7 (lot 938) in December 2011 for EUR 500. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3024) in March 2023 for CHF 650. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4712) in December 2023 for CHF 220; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 3.00 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3023) in March 2023 for CHF 320; weight 2.38 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].