7-765

RIC VII, ROME [after 221], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [H8 l.]

  

OBVERSE

IM-PLICINIV-SAVG [IMP LICINIVS AVG]; bust l., laur. helmet [with visor and a long crest], cuir., spear pointing forward, shield on l. arm [H8 l.].

REVERSE

VOT/XV FEL/XX in laurel wreath enclosing also mintmark; m.m. on third and last line of legend - RT.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - H8 l. Not attested for obv. legend 2 (p. 319). Coin should be listed after ROME 221.

NOTES

Weight 2.85 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2009 for EUR 550. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3227) in March 2023 for CHF 140.

Other specimens:

- from CGB E-shop (brm_421165), sold for EUR 750; weight 2.78 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski