RIC VII, TRIER 211, LICINIUS I, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	IMPLICI-NIVSAVG [IMP LICINIVS AVG]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir., mappa in raised r. hand, sceptre across l. shoulder.
REVERSE	IOVICONSER-VATORIAVG [IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG]; eagle stg. on wave line, l. wing pointing downward, carrying Emperor, stg. l., thunderbolt in r. hand, sceptre across l. shoulder. STR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - S. RIC lists for this type only officina P (p. 182). In fact, officina S is the only one existing for this issue. See CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 182. Note that it is not clear whether all specimens listed below could be regarded as billon argentei. See also: TRIER 211, LICINIUS I, OBVERSE VARIETY

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Billon argenteus. Weight 3.06 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction for $155. Other specimens (due to the commonness of this type only 25 specimens are shown here): - specimen from Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. auction in September 2005; weight 3.44 g; rev. legend break E-R [click for picture]; - specimen sold on eBay [click for picture]; - specimen sold on eBay in March 2006 for $42; weight 3.2, diameter 17 mm; rev. legend unbroken [click for picture]; - specimen offered on eBay in October 2007 for $39; weight 3.16 g; diameter 17.54 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on eBay in December 2007 for $20.57 [lot of 2 coins] [click for picture]; - specimen sold on NUMISMATIK LANZ auction in May 2000 for $74; weight 2.25 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on NUMISMATIK LANZ auction in November 2000 for $569; weight 2.85 g [click for picture]; - specimen offered on NUMISMATIK LANZ auction in May 2002 for EUR 200; weight 2.22 g; [click for picture]; - specimen offered on NUMISMATIK LANZ auction in November 2007 for EUR 200; weight 2.86 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend breaks V-A and A-V [click for picture]; - specimen sold on eBay in January 2008 for $50; weight 3.4 g [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung auction in October 2001 for $79 (officina uncertain); weight 2.74 g; rev. legend unbroken [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung auction in June 2003 for $124; weight 2.35 g [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in July 2009 for $49; weight 2.35 g; diameter 18 mm; rev. legend unbroken [click for picture]; - specimen sold on VAuctions auction in August 2009 for $106; weight 2.82 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - specimen offered on Baldwin's auction in September 2009 for $223; weight 3.61 g; rev. legend unbroken [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Gorny & Mosch auction in October 2009 for EUR 160; weight 3.34 g; possibly unofficial product [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction for $295; weight 2.61 g; diameter 17 mm; rev. legend breaks R-V and A-V [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in July 2010 for $60; weight 2.80 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Compagnie Générale de Bourse auction for $212; weight 2.89 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Thesaurus "Idra" auction in December 2008 for EUR 260; weight 3.40 g [click for picture]; - specimen from the Robert Bernobich Collection; weight 2.5 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Mike R. Vosper Coins for GBP 200; weight 3.0 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]. - specimen sold on eBay in February 2011 for $12.29 [click for picture]; - specimen offered on Roma Numismatics for GBP 100; weight 2.89 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend unbroken [click for picture]; - specimen offered on Roma Numismatics for GBP 135; weight 3.15 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - specimen offered on Roma Numismatics for GBP 150; weight 2.39 g; diameter 17 mm; rev. legend A-V [click for picture].