RIC VI, ROMA [after 33], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [3b]

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TIVSCAES [CONSTANTIVS CAES] [3b]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-MILITVM [VIRTVS MILITVM]; the four princes sacrificing over tripod before gate in six-turreted enclosure. R in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND - 3b. RIC lists for this issue only obv. legend 3a (p. 353). General note from p. 333: "After the unmarked issue came a small and rare issue marked R, represented in the Sisak hoard by only two coins (both for Diocletian)". Constantius' coin with obv. legend CONSTANTIVS CAESAR is extremely rare - rarity R5. According to footnote 3 on p. 353, "this unique coin is the only one so far recorded for a Caesar in this issue". But note that it could be a misprint in RIC: obv. legend 3a instead of 3b. Note also that this type could be easily confused with ROMA 42a from officina A. Coin should be listed after ROMA 33.

NOTES

Argenteus. Weight 3.66 g; diameter 19.5 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 514 (lot 596) in April 2022 for USD 500. Other specimens: - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1956.102.41); weight 2.90 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CGB Live auction (brm_413476) in May 2017 for EUR 380; weight 2.39 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from Münz Zentrum Rheinland auction 184, session I (lot 728), May 2018; weight 2.39 g [click for picture]; - sold on Nomisma auction 41 (lot 195) in May 2010 for EUR 310; weight 2.88 g [click for picture].