RIC VII, TRIER 211, LICINIUS I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE (UNOFFICIAL ISSUE?)

  

OBVERSE

IIPLICI-NIVSAVG [IIP (sic!) LICINIVS AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., mappa in raised l. hand, sceptre across r. shoulder [J3].

REVERSE

IOVICONSE-ATORIAVG [IOVI CONSEATORI (sic!)]; Eagle stg. on wave line, carrying Emperor, stg. l. thunderbolt in r. hand, sceptre across l. shoulder. PTR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - J3. RIC lists for this type only bust types B5 and J3 l. (p. 182). Crude style and errors in legends suggests that it is an unofficial issue, probably "barbaric" imitation.

NOTES

From ANCIENT IMPORTS. Offered in March 2004 for $147.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski