Nummus - Constantinus I GENIO AVGVSTI, with star, Nicomedia

€324,982.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year312
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueNummus / Follis (1/4)
CurrencySolidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
CompositionBronze
Weight4.38 g
Dimensions22.60 mm
Thickness2.0 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#74c, OCRE#ric.6.nic.74c
Obverse descriptionHead of Constantine I right, laureate.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
(Translation: The emperor caesar Flavius Valerius Constantine, pious and blessed august)
Reverse descriptionGenius standing left, wearing modiuson head, naked but chlamys draped over left shoulder, holding cornucopia in left hand and in right hand a patera from which liquor is flowing above lit altar. Star above officina letter in right or left field. Mintmark in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGENIO AVGVSTI ✭ B
(Translation: To the Genius of the august)
Edge
MintSMN
Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day
İzmit, Turkey
MintageND (312)  - 1st Officina (*/A) -
ND (312)  - 2nd Officina (*/B) -
ND (312)  - 6th Officina (*/ς) -
Catalog ID6404491290
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