| Licinius I, 11 November 308 - 18 September 324 A.D. |  |
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| Licinius I, 11 November 308 - 18 September 324 A.D., with Licinius II Caesar |   | |
| SH35421. Bronze AE 3, Bastien, NC 1973, pp. 87 - 97; RIC VII 50 var (attributed to Heraclea, 320 - 321 A.D., only officina A, R4), VF, weight 3.590 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, die axis 330o, Antioch mint, 317 or 318 A.D.; obverse DD NN IOVII LICINII INVICT AVG ET CAES (Domini Nostri Iovii Licinii Invicti Augustus et Caesar), confronted busts of Licinius I and II, holding trophy of arms between them; reverse I O M ET VIRTVTI DD NN AVG ET CAES (Iovi Optimo Maximo Virtuti Domini Nostri Augustus et Caesar), Jupiter standing facing, naked except for cloak, head left, scepter in right; extremely rare; $1500.00 (1245.00) |
| 34997. Billon argenteus, RIC VI 825 (R3), Cohen 99 (3 Fr.), Choice gVF, weight 2.306 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 125o, Trier mint, c. 310 - 313 A.D.; obverse IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, mappa in right, spear over shoulder in left; reverse IOVI CONSER-VATORI AV-G, Licinius borne aloft by eagle right, wings spread, head left, emperor holds scepter in left and thunderbolt in right, PTR in ex; near perfect centering, some softness as is typical on this series, good metal; very rare; $400.00 (332.00) |
|  | In Roman religion every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of Genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Army, of the Senate, of the Roman People, etc. The legend GENIO AVGVSTI dedicates this coin to the Genius of the emperors, the Augusti. Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other. |
| RB37937. Bronze follis, RIC VI 198b, EF, weight 6.657 g, maximum diameter 24.6 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, 309 - 310 A.D.; obverse IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO AV-GVSTI, Genius standing left holding patera in right, cornucopia in left, crescent left, B right, SIS in ex; fine style, sharp!; scarce; $110.00 (91.30) |
|  | In 316 A.D., Constantine defeated Licinius at the Battle of Campus Ardiensis. |
| RB42412. Bronze AE 3, RIC VII 121, EF, weight 3.245 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Trier mint, 316 A.D.; obverse IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse GENIO POP ROM, Genio standing left, patera in right, cornucopia in left, naked except for chlamys over shoulders, T - F across fields, BTR in ex; wonderful portrait; $90.00 (74.70) |
| RB82902. Bronze follis, RIC VI 60, aEF, uneven strike, weight 3.440 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 180o, Thessalonica mint, 312 - 313 A.D.; obverse IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN, Jupiter standing half left, nude, Victory on globe in right, long scepter vertical in left, eagle with wreath in beak left, TSA in ex; bare copper on scraped highpoints at the bottom of the scepter and the left foot (visible in the photo); $70.00 (58.10) |
| RB82903. Silvered follis, RIC VI 234a, EF, flat strike reverse center, weight 3.557 g, maximum diameter 22.4 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, 313 A.D.; obverse IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN, Jupiter standing half left, Victory on globe in right, long scepter vertical in left, eagle with wreath in beak left, A right, SIS in ex; $70.00 (58.10) |
| RB82905. Silvered follis, RIC VI 73, aEF, near full silvering, weight 3.149 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 180o, Heraclea mint, early 313 A.D.; obverse IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing left holding Victory on globe and scepter, eagle with wreath in beak left, G right, SMHT in ex; $70.00 (58.10) |
| RB82919. Silvered follis, RIC VII 17, gVF, weight 3.957 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia mint, 315 - 316 A.D.; obverse IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, nude, Victory on globe in right, long scepter vertical in left, eagle with wreath in beak at feet left, E right, SIS in ex; $70.00 (58.10) |
| GB82926. Silvered follis, RIC VI 73, aEF, flat centers, weight 3.407 g, maximum diameter 24.5 mm, die axis 180o, Heraclea mint, early 313 A.D.; obverse IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse IOVI CONS-ERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing left holding Victory on globe and scepter, eagle with wreath in beak left, B right, SMHT in ex; near full silvering, porous on cheek and chin; $70.00 (58.10) |
| Licinius I, 11 November 308 - 18 September 324 A.D. |  | In Roman religion every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of Genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Army, of the Senate, of the Emperor, etc. The legend GENIO PO ROM dedicates this coin to the Genius of the Roman People. Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other. |
| RB42394. Bronze follis, RIC VII 58, aEF, worn obverse die, weight 4.720 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 180o, Trier mint, 313 - 315 A.D.; obverse IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia, T F at sides, PTR in exergue; nicely centered; scarce (RIC R3); $70.00 (58.10) |
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