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RIC VIII Nicomedia 72

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RIC VIII Nicomedia 72, Small AE2, Bronze, struck at Nicomedia, 348–351 AD. Obverse: bust of constans, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, left, holding globe in right hand. Reverse: soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing right, head left, leading small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree with right hand and holding spear in left hand; spear pointing downwards between soldier's legs. Weight about 4.2 g, diameter 19.5 mm.
obverse RIC VIII Nicomedia 72
obverse: Bust of Constans, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, left, holding globe in right hand
reverse RIC VIII Nicomedia 72
reverse: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing right, head left, leading small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree with right hand and holding spear in left hand; spear pointing downwards between soldier's legs
mint Nicomedia weight 4.21g (3)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀19.5 (2)
denomination Small AE2 axis 9↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constans, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, left, holding globe in right hand

D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG
reverse

Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing right, head left, leading small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree with right hand and holding spear in left hand; spear pointing downwards between soldier's legs

FEL TEMP REPA-RATIO
specimens (4)
American Numismatic Society 3.96g ⌀18.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 5.11g ⌀20.5 12↕
British Museum 3.55g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Nicomedia 72 (ric.8.nic.72), 348–351 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-nicomedia-72/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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