RIC VIII Nicomedia 4
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC VIII Nicomedia 4. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Nicomedia. The obverse shows bust of Constantine II, veiled, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG. The reverse shows constantine I, veiled, draped, riding right in quadriga; Hand of God reaches down to him.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
This bronze AE3 coinage was issued under the authority of Constantius II at Nicomedia. The obverse features a veiled, draped, and cuirassed bust accompanied by the legend "DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG". The reverse depicts Constantine I, veiled and draped, riding to the right in a quadriga as the Hand of God reaches down towards him.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Billon; Bronze
- Denomination
- AE3
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Nicomedia
- Authority
- Constantius II
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Constantine II, veiled, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Constantine I, veiled, draped, riding right in quadriga; Hand of God reaches down to him
- Obverse legend
- DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG
- Reverse legend
- Research required
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC VIII Nicomedia 4
- Denomination and metal
- AE3, Billon; Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG
- Reverse legend to match
- Research required
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.8.nic.4
Varieties
RIC VIII Nicomedia 18
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
RIC VIII Constantinople 37
Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.
Research required
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- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.