RIC VI, NICOMEDIA [after 70b], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	IMPCFLVALCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVTIE-XERCITVS [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]; Virtus [actually Mars] advancing r. in military dress, r. holding transverse spear, l. shield and trophy over shoulder. A in right field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Licinius and Maximinus (p. 566). General note from p. 551: "Iovi Conservatori and Virtuti Exercitus both appear for Licinius and Maximinus, emissions for the former being the more scarce: coinage for Constantine is extremely rare. [...] Date, c. 311". Coin should be listed in RIC after NICOMEDIA 70b. See also: NICOMEDIA 70a, LICINIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA A NICOMEDIA 70a, LICINIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ NICOMEDIA [after 70b], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA B NICOMEDIA [after 70b], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Γ

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Weight 5.06 g; diameter 24 mm. Coin sold on eBay in March 2018 for EUR 101.51. Other specimens: - from Glenn Simonelli's collection; weight 4.7 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture]; - sold on VCoins (Victor's Imperial Coins) for USD 200; weight 4.70 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture]. - sold on eBay in February 2006 for USD 62; weight 4.0 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture]. - from Mariusz Graczyk's collection; weight 4.11 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in October 2008 for USD 125.05. Ex Victor Clark Collection; weight 4.4 g; diameter 22-23 mm [click for picture].