Details
LOT 3579
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 315-316. Siscia mint. 1st officina.
IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe and leaning on sceptre; eagle at feet with wreath to left, A in right field, •SIS• in exergue. RIC VII 17. Near Extremely Fine.(3.83gr, 23mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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