RIC VII, ROME 185, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	CONST-ANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., laur. helmet (bowl-shaped helmet with a long crest), cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; open camp gate with four turrets, no doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Q. RIC lists for this type only officinae S and T (p. 316). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. See also: ROME 185, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA P

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Coin sold on eBay in June 2013 for USD 143.50. Ex Rick Morton Collection. Other specimens: - sold om Künker auction 318 (lot 1888) in March 2019 for EUR 180; weight 2.81 g; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture]; - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3109) in March 2023 for CHF 80; weight 2.94 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Zeus Numismatics Budget Auction 13 (lot 1057) in October 2020 for GBP 60; weight 2.80 g; diameter 20 mm; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in February 2012 for USD 152.36; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture]; - from Tantalus database (S/N 131205, posted by Gunner); weight 2.29 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in February 2009 for USD 207.50 [click for picture].