RIC VII, ANTIOCH [after 85], URBS ROMA, UNLISTED FOR TYPE, 9th OFFICINA [Θ]

OBVERSE	VRBS-ROMA [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. SMANTΘ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR TYPE. RIC lists issue with m.m. pattern SMANTA only for Constantine I (p. 693). Coin should be listed after ANTIOCH 85. See also: ANTIOCH [after 85], URBS ROMA, UNLISTED FOR TYPE, 9th OFFICINA [ΔЄ]

NOTES

Weight 2.71 g; diameter 17.5-17.8 mm. From: Dr. Wendelin Kellner, "Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen. 17. Teil: Constantinische Zeit (II)", Money Trend 2011, no. 10, p. 170, no. 36. Other specimens: - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 63270); weight 2.53 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from NVMMVS BIBLE II (NBD no. 88728); weight 2.13 g [click for picture].