RIC VII, ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE D2, OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	CONSTA-NTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, open doors; arch above; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - D2. Not attested for obv. legend 1 and this type of rev. (p. 316). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. Coin should be listed before ROME 190. See also: ROME [before 190], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE D2, OFFICINA Q

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Weight 2.54 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in June 2014 for EUR 53.83; sold again on eBay in June 2014 for EUR 175. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in March 2008 for USD 96.66; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3124) in March 2023 for CHF 120; weight 2.71 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].