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RIC VI, NICOMEDIA 73c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA A
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OBVERSE
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IMPCFLVALCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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SOLIIN-VICTO [SOLI INVICTO]; Sol, rad., stg. l. in long robe, r. raised, l. holding head of Serapis. A in left field. SMN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OFFICINA - A. RIC lists for this type officinae B and Γ (p. 566). General note from p. 551: "All three colleagues share all three types [...] Soli Invicto (last seen on Maximinus' gold in 306-8, and now underlining Maximinus as the eastern factor in the balance of power). [...] Date, c. 312 (earlier)".
See also:
NICOMEDIA 73c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ
NICOMEDIA 73a, LICINIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA A
NICOMEDIA 73a, LICINIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ
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NOTES
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Weight 3.44 g; diameter 21 mm. Coin sold on Demeter Coins auction 52 (lot 299) in September 2025 for EUR 8.
Other specimens:
- sold on Artemide Aste E-auction 40 (lot 853) in November 2025 for EUR 50; 4.37 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture];
- sold on eBay in February 2008 for USD 139.27 [click for picture];
- sold on CGB Monnaies IV (lot 400) in June 1998 for FF 855; weight 5.00 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture];
- from Wildwinds; contributed by Dane Kurth [click for picture].
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