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RIC VI, HERACLEA 42, LICINIUS, UNLISTED REVERSE (UNOFFICIAL? DIE CRACK?)
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OBVERSE
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IMPCVALLICLICINIVSPFAVG [IMP C VAL LIC LICINIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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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.
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NOT IN RIC
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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.
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NOTES
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Coin sold on eBay in April 2006 for $44.78.
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