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RIC IX Nicomedia 40A

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RIC IX Nicomedia 40A, AE2, Bronze, struck at Nicomedia, 383–388 AD. Obverse: bust of valentinian ii, helmeted (with pearl-diadem), draped and cuirassed, right, holding spear and shield in front. Reverse: emperor, head right, standing facing, on ship, raising right hand; victory seated at helm. Weight about 5.6 g, diameter 21.3 mm.
obverse RIC IX Nicomedia 40A
obverse: Bust of Valentinian II, helmeted (with pearl-diadem), draped and cuirassed, right, holding spear and shield in front
reverse RIC IX Nicomedia 40A
reverse: Emperor, head right, standing facing, on ship, raising right hand; Victory seated at helm
mint Nicomedia weight 5.63g (5)
ruler Theodosius I diameter ⌀21.3 (3)
denomination AE2 axis 6↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Valentinian II, helmeted (with pearl-diadem), draped and cuirassed, right, holding spear and shield in front

D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
reverse

Emperor, head right, standing facing, on ship, raising right hand; Victory seated at helm

GLORIA RO-MANORVM
specimens (7)
American Numismatic Society 5.82g ⌀22.0 6↕
American Numismatic Society 6.05g ⌀21.0 6↕
American Numismatic Society 5.18g ⌀21.0 6↕
British Museum 6.09g
British Museum (RIC IX)
British Museum 4.99g
British Museum (RIC IX)

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RIC IX Nicomedia 40A (ric.9.nic.40A), 383–388 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ix-nicomedia-40a/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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