RIC VI, NICOMEDIA 78c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ

OBVERSE	IMPCFLVALCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVTIE-XERCITVS [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]; Virtus [actually Mars] advancing r., r. dragging captive by the hair, l. holding trophy and shield. Star over Δ in right field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Δ. RIC lists for this type only officina Γ (p. 568). General note from p. 551: "Virtuti Exercitus, also shared, is rare for all three [Augusti] [...] Date, c. 312 (later)". See also: NICOMEDIA 78c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA B NICOMEDIA 78c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є

NOTES

Weight 4.14 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 12 (lot 1348) in May 2020 for CHF 320. Other specimens: - ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5467) in July 2023 for CHF 460; weight 5.73 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by Marcus Aurelius [click for picture].