RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 157], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7], OFFICINA Є

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r. with plain diadem, dr., cuir. [E7].
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAES• [PROVIDENTIAE CAES•]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMNЄ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - E7. RIC lists for Constantine II only bust type B4: laurel wreath instead of plain diadem (p. 626). However, in footnote 157 on p. 626 Bruun mentions that NaH [Nagytétény Hoard published by A. Alfôldi] has 10 specimens attributed as bust E8 [rosette-diadem], but claims that it is "clearly a slip for B4". Could it be a slip for E7? Note that specimens with bust B4 also exist. See examples of NICOMEDIA 157, OFFICINA A, NICOMEDIA 157, OFFICINA Γ, NICOMEDIA 157, OFFICINA Є and NICOMEDIA 157, OFFICINA S. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 151, no. 274). Should be listed in RIC after NICOMEDIA 157. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 157], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7], OFFICINA A NICOMEDIA [after 157], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7], OFFICINA Γ NICOMEDIA [after 157], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7], OFFICINA Δ NICOMEDIA [after 157], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7], OFFICINA S

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Weight 3.60 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on eBay in August 2019 for GBP 36. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in April 2014 for USD 44 [click for picture]; - from Collezione Sabetta (plate 37, no. 274); weight 2.58 g; diameter 18.3 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 109 (lot 869) in May 2002 for EUR 140; weight 3.72 g [click for picture].