RIC VI, NICOMEDIA 74c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є
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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GENIOA-VGVSTI [GENIO AVGVSTI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae; to l. altar. Star over Є in right field. SMN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OFFICINA - Є. RIC lists for this type officinae A, B and ς (p. 567). General note from p. 551: "Genio Augusti is again shared between the three colleagues, though Constantine is rare [...] Date, c. 312 (later)".
See also:
NICOMEDIA 74c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ
NICOMEDIA 74c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ
NICOMEDIA 74c, CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED OFFICINA Z
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NOTES
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Weight 5.0 g; diameter 21 mm. Coin sold on eBay in December 2004 for USD 36.51; sold on eBay in September 2008 for USD 138. Ex Victor Clark.
Other specimens:
- from Roma Numismatics, August 2010; weight 3.76 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture].
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