RIC VI, NICOMEDIA [after 75], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Δ

OBVERSE	IMPCFLVALCONSTANTINVSPFAVG [IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	HERCVLI-VICTORI [HERCVLI VICTORI]; Hercules stg. r., r. behind back, l. leaning on club covered by lion's skin. Star over Δ in left field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Maximinus (p. 567). General note about this issue from p. 551: "Herculi Victori (common) [...] appear[s] only for Maximinus [...] Date, c. 312 (later)". Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 75. See also: NICOMEDIA [before 75], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Γ NICOMEDIA [before 75], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Δ NICOMEDIA [before 75], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Є NICOMEDIA 75, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA NICOMEDIA [after 75], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Є

NOTES

Weight 5.0 g; diameter 21 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2008 for $170.36. Ex Victor Clark. Now in the Robert Bernobich Collection. Other specimens: - specimen sold on Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung auction in March 2006 for $380; weight 5.04 g [click for picture]; - specimen sold on eBay in January 2006 for $34.78 [lot of 2 coins] [click for picture]; - specimen offered on ANCIENT IMPORTS in July 2009 for $125; ex Victor Failmezger; weight 4.9 g; diameter 21.14 mm [click for picture]. - specimen offered on www.coinscatalog.com in June 2011 for $330; weight 5.52 g [click for picture].