Constantius II, 337-361. Solidus (Gold, 21 mm, 4.43 g, 6 h), Nicomedia, B = 2nd officina, 351-355. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS PERP AVG Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing, head turned slightly to the right, holding spear over his right shoulder with his right hand, and with a shield, ornamented with a charging horseman, on his left arm. Rev. GLORIA REIPVBLICAE / SMNB Roma, seated facing on left, and Constantinopolis, seated left on the right, supporting round shield inscribed VOT / XXX / MVLT / XXXX in four lines between them. Biaggi 2140. Cohen 112. Depeyrot 5/2. RIC 74. Scarce. Sharply struck and wonderfully fresh. Virtually as struck.
Sold on behalf of the Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique, Switzerland, from the Collection of a Perfectionist, Leu Numismatics 93, 10 May 2005, 143, originally purchased in the 1970s.