RIC VII, ROME 186, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; bust r., bowl-shaped helmet with long crest, cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; open camp gate with four 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 for this type only officina S (p. 316). Note unusual helmet: bowl-shaped with a long crest (cf. footnotes to ROMA 148, 167 and 190). For varieties of Constantine's helmets from ROME 143-193 emission see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 348. See also: ROME 186, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA P ROME 186, CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OFFICINA T

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Weight 3.0 g; diameter 17 mm. Sold on N&N London Green Auction V (lot 711) in February 2023 for GBP 100. Other specimens: - VCoins (Athena Numismatics); weight 3.55 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, November 2022; weight 3.45 g; obv. legend break A-N [click for picture].