RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 157], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7], OFFICINA Є

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC [CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C]; bust r. with plain diadem, dr., cuir. [E7].
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAECAES• [PROVIDENTIAE CAES•]; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, varying number of stone layers. SMNЄ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - E7. RIC lists only bust type B4 [laurel wreath instead of plain diadem] (p. 626). However, in footnote 157 on p. 626 Bruun mentions that NaH [Nagytétény Hoard published by A. Alfôldi] has 10 specimens attributed as bust E8 [rosette-diadem], but claims that it is "clearly a slip for B4". Could it be a slip for E7? Note that specimens with bust B4 also exist (see example of NICOMEDIA 157, BUST B4, from FORVM ANCIENT COINS). Note also that it is sometimes hard to identify if there is a plain diadem or a twofold wreath of unusual shape (see example of NICOMEDIA 157, PROBABLY BUST B4. Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 157. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 157], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7], OFFICINA Α NICOMEDIA [after 157], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [E7], OFFICINA Δ

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Weight 3.72 g. Coin sold on NUMISMATIK LANZ auction in May 2002 for $129.