RIC VII, ROME 163, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	SAECVLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; wreath with AVG on cippus, decorated with garland. P in left field, R in right field. R[officina illegible] in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ROME 163 except for wreath on cippus instead of shield (p. 315). See also footnote to ROME 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 163. See also: ROME 163, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA P ROME 163, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA T

NOTES

Weight 3.00 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3030) in March 2023 for CHF 223. According to Lars Ramskold, "officina is Q, based on die match with BM [British Museum] specimen". Other specimens: - from VCoins (Lucernae) (officina letter uncertain); weight 3.12 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].