RIC VII, ROME 186, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA T

OBVERSE	CONST-ANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., bowl-shaped helmet with 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. RT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - T. RIC lists for this type only officina S (p. 316). Note that all specimens from off. T attested here feature unusual helmet: bowl-shaped with a long crest (cf. footnotes to ROMA 148, 167 and 190). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. See also: ROME 186, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA P ROME 186, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

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Weight 3.15 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in January 2017 for GBP 99.99. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3102) in March 2023 for CHF 110. Other specimens: - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3101) in March 2023 for CHF 190; weight 3.40 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 92 (lot 1058) in December 2021 for GBP 120; weight 2.96 g; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture]; - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3100) in March 2023 for CHF 110; weight 2.67 g; diameter 18 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 127 (lot 885) in April 2023 for EUR 100; weight 2.83 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik Live Online Auction 3 (lot 276) in June 2015 for EUR 90; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4728) in December 2023 for CHF 105; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 3.29 g; diameter 20 mm; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture]; - sold on Sol Numismatik auction XXXIV (lot 324) in October 2024 for EUR 30; weight 3.29 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Nimrod Numismatik auction 8 (lot 636) in September 2024 for EUR 20; weight 3.10 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].