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RIC VIII Nicomedia 85

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RIC VIII Nicomedia 85, Large AE2, Bronze, struck at Nicomedia, 351–355 AD. Obverse: bust of constantius gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing cap, facing soldier, extending right arm; γ in left field. Weight about 5.6 g, diameter 20.2 mm.
mint Nicomedia weight 5.56g (2)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀20.2 (1)
denomination Large AE2 axis 5↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right

D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES
reverse

Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing cap, facing soldier, extending right arm; Γ in left field

FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO
specimens (3)
British Museum 6.49g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
KENOM 4.63g ⌀20.2 5↕

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RIC VIII Nicomedia 85 (ric.8.nic.85), 351–355 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-nicomedia-85/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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