RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 1], CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINVSPFAVG [CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VOTISV-MVLTISX [VOTIS V MVLTIS X]; Victory stg. r., holding shield with VOT/X/MVL/XX on cippus. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. RIC lists two similar coins: NICOMEDIA 1 and NICOMEDIA 9. The former has different inscription on shield [VI/CTO/RIA/AVG] (p. 599). The latter has different rev. legend [VICTORIAE AVGG NN] (p. 600). Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 1.

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.27 g. Coin offered on Stack's auction in January 2009; offered on Stack's auction in April 2009 for $10,000; sold on Stack's auction in January 2010 for $13,000; sold on Stack's auction in August 2011 for $11,210.