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Licinius Junior, Caesar 1 March 317 - 18 September 324 A.D.
Licinius Junior, son of Licinius I, was made Caesar while still a small child. He was deposed after his father's defeat and executed in 326 A.D.
RIC lists this type only for Crispus but includes the following note: [Catalogue Gerin] records a hybrid obverse [Licinius II, our type]; not in [Vienna], but a pencil note concerning such a coin added to the handwritten [Otto] Voetter catalogue in [Vienna]. Obviously Voetter must have seen a coin of this description.RL35064. Billon follis, cf. RIC Thessalonica VII, p 502, 20 (Crispus) note, and 22 (for obverse); Cohen -, nice VF, nicely centered, well struck, weight 2.570 g, maximum diameter 21.5 mm, die axis 180o, 5th officina, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, c. 317 - 318 A.D.; obverse LICINIVS IVN NOB CAESAR, laureate head right (small portrait); reverse PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS (in honor of the Prince of Youth), prince standing half right, in military dress, helmeted, spear in right hand, left hand rests on grounded shield, •TS•E• in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD
The mappa was originally the white napkin dropped by an emperor or magistrate as a starting signal at the Circus. In late Roman iconography it came to be a used as one of the principal attributes of the consuls.RL28380. Billon centenionalis, Hunter V 20 (also 4th officina), RIC VII Siscia 132 (R1), SRCV IV 15467, Choice EF, weight 3.372 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 320 A.D.; obverse LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust left, Victory on globe in right, mappa in left; reverse VIRTVS EXERCIT (courage of the army), VOT X on vexillum, two captive seated back to back at base, captive on left with hands bound behind, captive on right looking up at vexillum, S - F/HL flanking across field, ΔSIS followed by star in crescent with horns up in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Licinius Junior, son of Licinius I, was made Caesar while still a small child. He was deposed after his father's defeat and executed in 326 A.D.RL35063. Billon centenionalis, Hunter V 20 (also 4th officina), RIC VII Siscia 132 (R1), SRCV IV 15467, aEF, weight 2.929 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 320 A.D.; obverse LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust left, Victory on globe in right offering wreath, mappa in left; reverse VIRTVS EXERCIT (courage of the army), VOT X on vexillum, two captive seated back to back at base, captive on left with hands bound behind, captive on right looking up at vexillum, S - F/HL flanking across field, ΔSIS followed by star in crescent with horns up in exergue; scarce; SOLD
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