7-780

RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 114, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., 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

REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to NICOMEDIA 114 except for the presence of dot in rev. legend. Note that RIC distinguishes this variety (cf. NICOMEDIA 183-184, p. 632). Note also an error in RIC: Prince on reverse is described as holding spear in l. hand and globe in r. hand. Last but not least, note that specimen cited in RIC has 2.13 g (close to 2 scripula).

NOTES

AV fraction. Weight 1.69 g (1½ scripula); diameter 15 mm. Sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction in June 2003 for $2,712. See also bigger picture from Numismatische Bilddatenbank Eichstätt.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski