7-927

RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 153/157, CONSTANTINE I, HYBRID

  

OBVERSE

CONSTAN-TINVSAVG [CONSTANTINVS AVG]; head r. with threefold pearl diadem [NICOMEDIA 153].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAES• [PROVIDENTIAE CAES•]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMNS in exergue [NICOMEDIA 157].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse NICOMEDIA 153 with reverse NICOMEDIA 157 [or NICOMEDIA 158].

NOTES

Weight 3.04 g; diameter 17.5 mm. Ex Beast Coins. Sold on VAuctions auction 252 (lot 120) in September 2010 for USD 66; sold on CNG eAuction 581 (lot 753) in February 2025 for USD 750. Now in Victor Clark's collection.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski