RIC VI, THESSALONICA [before 30b], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	VAL•LICINNIVSPFAVG [VAL•LICINNIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOA-VGVSTI [GENIO AVGVSTI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head (sometimes also radiate), naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae. Star in left field, Α in right field. •SM•TS• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists for Licinius' coins from this issue only legend: VAL LICINIVS [one "N"] P F AVG (p. 514). This very rare variant of obverse legend is to be found only on coins minted at Thessalonica. However, the probably earlier variant VAL LICINNIVS P F AVG [double "N"; spelling used in the Eastern mints: Cyzicus, Antioch and Alexandria] was not known at all. Coin should be listed before THESSALONICA 30b. See also: THESSALONICA [before 30b], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA B

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Weight 7.03 g; diameter 27 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2004 for $15.57 [click for picture]; sold on eBay in December 2008 for $102.50.