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RIC VIII Nicomedia 5

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RIC VIII Nicomedia 5, AE3, Bronze, struck at Nicomedia, 337–340 AD. Obverse: head of constantine ii, laureate, right. 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 1.5 g, diameter 15.6 mm.
obverse RIC VIII Nicomedia 5
obverse: Head of Constantine II, laureate, right
reverse RIC VIII Nicomedia 5
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
mint Nicomedia weight 1.52g (5)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀15.6 (4)
denomination AE3 axis 9↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Head of Constantine II, laureate, right

D N CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG
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

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specimens (6)
American Numismatic Society 1.58g ⌀15.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 1.49g ⌀15.5 11↕
American Numismatic Society 1.59g ⌀15.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 1.43g ⌀16.0 12↕
British Museum 1.52g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Nicomedia 5 (ric.8.nic.5), 337–340 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-nicomedia-5/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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