Martinian. Usurper, AD 324. Æ Follis (21mm, 2.61 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 3rd officina.Triton XXIII – Session Three – Roman Imperial Coinage Part II through World Coinage Part I Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Martinian. Usurper, AD 324. Æ Follis (21mm, 2.61 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 3rd officina. D N M MARTINIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONS ERVATORI, Jupiter, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and eagle-tipped scepter in left; to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in its beak; to right, bound captive seated right, head left; -|X/IIΓ//SMNΓ. RIC VII 45; Hunter 1 var. (officina). Dark gray-brown surfaces, traces of earthen deposits. VF. Rare. |