RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 133], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1b] AND BUST TYPE [E8]

OBVERSE	CONSTANTI-NVSMAXAVH [CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG] [1b]; bust r., rosette-diadem, dr. cuir. [E8].
REVERSE	GLORIARO-MANORVM [GLORIA ROMANORVM]; Roma std. l. on cuir., Victory on globe in r. hand, sceptre in l. hand; behind her, shield. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1b] AND BUST TYPE - E8. RIC lists similar type with obv. legend 1a (anepigraphic) and bust E5 (p. 622, NICOMEDIA 133, BM 1853,0512.218, 8.14 g). Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 133.

NOTES

AV medallion of 2 solidi. Weight 9.07 g; diameter 27 mm. Coin sold on Künker auction 100 (lot 81) in June 2005 for EUR 58,000; sold by CNG Coin Shop (no. 784744) for USD 87,500. Other specimens: - from: Miloje Vasić, Vladislav Popović, "Un trésor de monnaies d'or de Sirmium", Mélanges de l'école française de Rome. Antiquité 1975, no. 1, p. 432, no. 32; weight 8.98 g; diameter 29 mm [click for picture].