RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 116, CONSTANTIUS II, [CORRECTION]

OBVERSE	FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	PRINCIPI•IVVENTVTIS [PRINCIPI • IVVENTVTIS]; Prince in military dress, stg. r., cloak displayed, holding transverse spear in r. hand and globe in l. N in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	[CORRECTION]. RIC gives rev. legend PRINCIPI-IVVENTVTIS but coin cited in RIC (Sotheby 1936) has unbroken legend PRINCIPI • IVVENTVTIS, i.e. with dot, which is usually included in description (cf. NICOMEDIA 183-184, p. 632). Note also another error in RIC: Prince on reverse is described as holding spear in l. hand and globe in r. hand.

NOTES

AV fraction. Weight 1.66 g (probably 1½ scripula or 9 siliquae); diameter 15 mm. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 24 (lot 3346) in December 2022 for CHF 3,600; sold on Katz eAuction 80 (lot 1171) in April 2023 for EUR 3401. Other specimens: - from Sotheby 1936 (lot 270); cited in RIC [click for picture].