RIC VII, ROME 164, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	CONSTA[N]TINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., Victory on globe in r. hand, mappa in l. hand.
REVERSE	SAECVLI[F]-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, OFFICINA Q. Coin similar to ROME 164 (Nomos Obolos webauction 20, lot 1267, 2.87 g, 20 mm) except for wreath on cippus instead of shield (p. 315). See 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 164. For varieties of bust types I1 and I2 see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 89-90. See also: ROME 164, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA T

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Weight 2.93 g; diameter 19.5 mm. Coin sold on Pecunem (Gitbud & Naumann) 14 (lot 882) in March 2014 for EUR 550. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3032) in March 2023 for CHF 420; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2627) in July 2024 for CHF 380 Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 17 (lot 2991) in August 2021 for CHF 550; weight 3.13 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 115 (lot 1810) in March 2002 for EUR 320; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5282) in July 2023 for CHF 260; weight 3.45 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in December 2020 for EUR 196; weight 3.08 g [click for picture].