RIC VII, ROME 167, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	CONST-ANTINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., bowl-shaped helmet with long crest, cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; open camp gate with three turrets, no doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Q. RIC lists only officinae S and T (p. 315). Note that bowl-shaped helmet with long crest is also attested for off. T (cf. footnote 167 on p. 315). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. See also: ROME 167, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA P

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Weight 3.55 g; diameter 18 mm. Sold on VCoins (Athena Numismatics) for USD 650. Other specimens: - from VCoins (Charachmoba Gym); weight 3.30 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in June 2017 for EUR 66; weight 2.73 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Nummitra auction 4 (lot 395) in July 2023 for EUR 7; weight 3.25 g; diameter 19 mm; coin may be regarded as ROME 165 (bust D2); officina Q also unlisted [click for picture].