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RIC VII, THESSALONICA 22/20, LICINIUS II, HYBRID
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OBVERSE
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LICINIVSNOBCAESAR [LICINIVS NOB CAESAR]; head r., laur. [THESSALONICA 22]
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REVERSE
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PRINCIPIA-IVVENTVTIS [PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS]; prince helmeted, in military dress, stg. r., r. hand on shield set on ground, reversed spear in l. hand, cloak spread. TSЄ in exergue [THESSALONICA 20].
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NOT IN RIC
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HYBRID. Obverse THESSALONICA 22 with reverse THESSALONICA 20 (p. 502). See footnote 20 on p. 502: "CG [Catalogue Gerin] records a hybrid obv. 6 [LICINIVS NOB CAESAR] (B1); not in V. [Vienna], but a pencil note concernig such a coin added to the handwritten Voetter catalogue in V. Obviously Voetter must have seen a coin of this description".
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NOTES
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Weight 2.57 g; diameter 21.5 mm. Coin offered on FORVM ANCIENT COINS in October 2009 for $250.
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