RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [before 158], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [A4 l.], OFFICINA Δ

OBVERSE	FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., head bare, dr., cuir. [A4 l.].
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAES• [PROVIDENTIAE CAES•]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMNΔ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - A4 l. NICOMEDIA 158 has bust type B4 l. [head laureate instead of head bare] (p. 626). However, in footnote 158 on p. 626 Bruun mentions that "1 coin of off. Δ and S in V [Vienna] appear to have bare-headed obv. busts". Not attested in LRBC. Should be listed before NICOMEDIA 158. See also: NICOMEDIA [before 158], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [A4 l.], OFFICINA B

NOTES

Weight 3.70 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on CNG eAuction 195 (lot 298) in September 2008 for USD 108. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in May 2015 for GBP 134 [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier]; picture from Monnaies d'Antan Mail Bid Sale 18, session 1 (lot 479), November 2015; weight 2.41 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in February 2016 for USD 3.50; now in Josh Schulze's collection; weight 3.63 g; diameter 19-20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2017 for USD 84.50; weight 2.92 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].