RIC VI, HERACLEA 42, LICINIUS, UNLISTED REVERSE (UNOFFICIAL? DIE CRACK?)

 

OBVERSE

IMPCVALLICLICINIVSPFAVG [IMP C VAL LIC LICINIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

GENIOIMP-E-RATORIS [GENIO IMPERATORIS]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae. HTA in exergue. Two "dolphins" on each side of Genius and "delta" in left field.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED REVERSE. Genius with "dolphins" looks very peculiar and of course RIC does not list such variation of HERACLEA 42. It could be a "fantasy piece" made by bored engraver or strange result of a die crack.

NOTES

Coin sold on eBay in April 2006 for $44.78.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski