RIC VII, ROME 190, CONSTANTINE I, OFFICINA Q [CONFIRMATION]

OBVERSE	CONST-ANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., bowl-shaped helmet with long crest, cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, open doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	OFFICINA Q [CONFIRMATION]. The description of unique specimen cited in RIC is unclear. It belongs to type with open doors but in footnote 190 on p. 316 Bruun mentions: "The coin is of the rev. type without doors". However, type with open doors from off. Q also exists. See also: ROME 190, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA P ROME 190, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA S ROME 190, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA T

NOTES

Weight 3.48 g; diameter 18 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3126) in March 2023 for CHF 55. Other specimens: - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3128) in March 2023 for CHF 220; weight 2.70 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Nummitra auction 50 (lot 490) in January 2025 for EUR 30; weight 2.82 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture].