RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 69A], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [VICTORIA CONSTANTINI]

OBVERSE	CONSTANT-INVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VICTORIACONSTANTINIAVG [VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG]; Victory std. r. on cuir., shield, inscribing VOT/XX on shield supported by Genius. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. Not listed in Depeyrot. Early emission of rev. type which was later minted in Nicomedia with different bust (NICOMEDIA 103) and finally with XXX on shield (NICOMEDIA 171, NICOMEDIA 172 (fraction), NICOMEDIA 175-180, NICOMEDIA 185 (fraction). Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 69A.

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AV medallion of 1¼ solidi (or aureus according to Licinius' standard). Weight 5.39 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 141 (lot 279) in November 2023 for CHF 15,000.