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Licinius I, 11 November 308 - 18 September 324 A.D.
Nicomedia was the Roman metropolis of Bithynia. Diocletian made it the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire in 286 when he introduced the Tetrarchy system. Nicomedia remained the eastern (and most senior) capital of the Empire until co-emperor Licinius was defeated by Constantine the Great at the Battle of Chrysopolis in 324. Constantine resided mainly in Nicomedia as his interim capital for the next six years, until in 330 when he declared nearby Byzantium (renamed Constantinople) the new capital. Constantine died in his royal villa near Nicomedia in 337. Due to its position at the convergence of the Asiatic roads leading to the new capital, Nicomedia retained its importance even after the foundation of Constantinople.RT85604. Billon follis, Hunter V 123 (also 1st officina), RIC VII Nicomedia 13 (R1), SRCV IV 15216, Cohen VII 71, EF, well struck and centered on a tight flan, attractive toned brown surfaces, light marks, 1st officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 3.879g, maximum diameter 20.6mm, die axis 180o, 313 - 317 A.D.; obverse IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI (to Jupiter the protector), Jupiter standing left, nude but for cloak over left shoulder, Victory standing on globe and offering wreath in Zeus' right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, eagle left with wreath in beak at feet on left, A right, SMN in exergue; SOLD
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