RIC VIII Nicomedia 17, AE3, Bronze, struck at Nicomedia, 337–340 AD. Obverse: bust of constantinopolis, laureate with crested helmet, wearing ornamental mantle and necklace, sceptre over left shoulder, left. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard. Weight about g.
obverse
Bust of Constantinopolis, laureate with crested helmet, wearing ornamental mantle and necklace, sceptre over left shoulder, left
CONSTAN-TINOPOLI
reverse
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
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RIC VIII Nicomedia 17 (ric.8.nic.17), 337–340 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-nicomedia-17/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA