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Roman Empire, Licinius I, 11 November 308 - 18 September 324 A.D., Billon argenteus, RIC VI Treveri 825
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SH34997. Billon argenteus, RIC VI Treveri 825 (R3), Cohen 99 (3 Fr.), Choice gVF, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, weight 2.306g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis 125o, 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 CONSERVATORI AVG (to Jupiter the protector of the emperor), Licinius borne aloft by eagle right, wings spread, head left, emperor holds scepter in left and thunderbolt in right, PTR in exergue; near perfect centering, some softness as is typical on this series, good metal; very rare
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