RIC VII, ROME 396, URBS ROMA, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	VRBS-ROM[A] [VRBS ROMA]; bust l., helmet with plume (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88), wearing imperial cloak.
REVERSE	She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; two stars above. R*Q in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Q. RIC does not specify officina letter for ROME 396 (p. 345). Footnote 396 on p. 345 reads as follows: "LRBC [Late Roman Bronze Coinage] 571 records the R*Q as the normal mark and the variety with a wreath in the rev. field as an additional mark. No wreathless coins are known except for this FH [Fayoum Hoard] specimen; conceivably the missing wreath is due to inaccurate description". Apparently the description of FH specimen was accurate. Note, however, that heavier examples of ROME 396 can be easily confused with lighter examples of ROME 370.

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Weight 0.90 g; diameter 14.40-15.13. From the collection of Charley974. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in November 2012 for GBP 22.99; weight 1.68 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in April 2017 for EUR 11.70; weight 1.40 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2012 for USD 26.98; weight 1.55 g; diameter 14-16 mm [click for picture].