Details
LOT 3209
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 320. IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP, two Victories standing, holding shield supported by column inscribed VOT P R in two lines; back to back captives between P-L in exergue. RIC VII 82. Very Fine.(3.61gr, 17mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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