
RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 133], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1b] AND BUST TYPE [E8]
OBVERSE
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CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVH [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG] [1b]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr. cuir. [E8].
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REVERSE
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GLORIARO-MANORVM [GLORIA ROMANORVM]; Roma std. l. on cuir., Victory on globe in r. hand, sceptre in l. hand; behind her, shield. SMN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1b] AND BUST TYPE - E8. RIC lists similar type with obv. legend 1a (anepigraphic) and bust E5 (p. 622, NICOMEDIA 133, BM 1853,0512.218, 8.14 g). Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 133.
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NOTES
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AV medallion of 2 solidi. Weight 9.07 g; diameter 27 mm. Coin sold on Künker auction 100 (lot 81) in June 2005 for EUR 58,000; sold by CNG Coin Shop (no. 784744) for USD 87,500.
Other specimens:
- from: Miloje Vasić, Vladislav Popović, "Un trésor de monnaies d'or de Sirmium", Mélanges de l'école française de Rome. Antiquité 1975, no. 1, p. 432, no. 32; weight 8.98 g; diameter 29 mm [click for picture].
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