RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [before 57], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED FOR RULER

OBVERSE	DNCONSTANTINVSMAXAVG [D N CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTVSAVGET-CAESSNN [VIRTVS AVG ET CAESS NN]; Emperor laur., in military dress, stg. l., holding vexillum resting on ground in l. hand, with r. erecting trophy, at the foot of which on either side captive seated on ground, hands tied behind back. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Constantine II [NICOMEDIA 57] (p. 610). Coin should be listed before NICOMEDIA 57.

NOTES

AV medallion of 1½ solidi. Weight 6.79 g. Sold on Künker auction 273 (lot 938) in March 2016 for EUR 55,000. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 92 (lot 689) in May 2016 for CHF 55,000; sold on Jacquier auction 48 (lot 523) in September 2020 for EUR 40,000; sold on Künker auction 376 (lot 5063) in October 2022 for EUR 75,000; sold on Nomos auction 30 (lot 1488) in November 2023 for CHF 70,000; weight 6.63 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture]. - 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. 431, no. 24; weight 6.55 g; diameter 23-24 mm [click for picture].