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 3.6 g.
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 (2)
British Museum
3.55g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Cite this coin
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: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA