RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 69A], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VICTORIA CONSTANTINI]

OBVERSE	CONSTANT-INVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VICTORIACONSTANTINIAVG [VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG]; Victory std. r. on cuir., shield, inscribing VOT/XX on shield supported by Genius. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. Not listed in Depeyrot. Early emission of rev. type which was later minted in Nicomedia with different obv. Cf. NICOMEDIA 103 (Glendining, January 1953, lot 107; cited in RIC). Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 69A.

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AV medallion of 1¼ solidi (or aureus according to Licinius' standard). Weight 5.35 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 141 (lot 279) in November 2023 for CHF 15,000; sold on Heritage Auctions auction 3115 (lot 31101) in May 2024 for USD 21,000.