RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 97, FAUSTA, UNLISTED OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	FLAVMAX-FAVSTAAVG [FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG]; bust r., headbare, waved hair, mantled.
REVERSE	SPESREIP-VBLICAE [SPES REIPVBLICAE]; Empress stg. to front, looking l., head veiled; two children in her arms. SMNA in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - A. RIC lists for this type only officina B (p. 615). See also: NICOMEDIA 97, FAUSTA, UNLISTED OFFICINA A AND OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY NICOMEDIA 97, FAUSTA, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ AND LEGENDS VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 3.04 g. Sold on Numisma auction 118 (lot 30) in June 2019 for EUR 52. Other specimens: - from Varangian's collection; weight 2.74 g; diameter 19.8 mm [click for picture]. - sold on WCN e-auction 201105 (lot 311929) in November 2020 for PLN 60 (officina letter uncertain; could be Δ); weight 3.36 g; diameter 20.2 mm [click for picture].