RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [before 31], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED MINTMARK

OBVERSE	IMPLICI-NIVSAVG [IMP LICINIVS AVG]; bust l., laur., dr., globe, sceptre in l. hand, mappa in r. hand.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-E-RVATORIAVGG [IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, leaning on sceptre, holding Victory on globe. Branch in left field, dot over A in right field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED MINTMARK. Specimen similar to NICOMEDIA 24 except for dot over officina letter in r. field (cf. NICOMEDIA 31-36). Also, for this m.m. different rev. legend is expected: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS. But note somehow crude lettering and portrait. Coin may be regarded as an ancient imitation. Otherwise, should be listed before NICOMEDIA 31. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 25], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND NICOMEDIA [after 25], CRISPUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND NICOMEDIA [before 26], LICINIUS II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND NICOMEDIA 26, LICINIUS II, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY NICOMEDIA 26, LICINIUS II, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ NICOMEDIA 27, LICINIUS II, UNLISTED OFFICINA A NICOMEDIA 27, LICINIUS II, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ NICOMEDIA 27, LICINIUS II, UNLISTED OFFICINA Z NICOMEDIA [after 27], LICINIUS II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [6d] AND BUST TYPE NICOMEDIA 28, CONSTANTINE II, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY NICOMEDIA [after 28], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA B NICOMEDIA [after 28], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Δ NICOMEDIA [after 28], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [7b]

NOTES

From the collection of Aureus78.