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RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 128, CONSTANTIUS II, MINTMARK VARIETY
  
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OBVERSE
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FLIVLCONSTANTIVSNOBC [FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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PROVIDEN-TIAECAES• [PROVIDENTIAE CAES•]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. Dot ib doorway. MNS in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to NICOMEDIA 128 except for dot in doorway. Apparently not a centering dot; rather similar to dot in doorway which is treated in RIC as a part of m.m. for issue ANTIOCH 71-74 (cf. ANTIOCH 74).
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NOTES
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Weight 2.75 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in 2013 for GBP 13; picture from Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Victor.
Other specimens:
- from eBay; note also steps in doorway [click for picture];
- sold on eBay in April 2016 for GBP 4.2 [click for picture].
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