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RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 124, CONSTANTIUS II, BUST TYPE VARIETY [TOOLING]

  

OBVERSE

FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr. cuir.

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. MNΔ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to NICOMEDIA 124 except for "VOT/V" on l. arm. Note that originally there is no shield on l. arm, so this inscription is probably the result of extensive tooling.

NOTES

Weight 2.98 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in June 2014 for EUR 52.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski