7-953

RIC VII, LYONS [before 10], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED ISSUE

  

OBVERSE

IMPLICINIVSPFAVG [IMP LICINIVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

GENNIO-POPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius turreted stg. l. loins dr. with himation, patera in r. hand, cornucopiae in l. T in left field, F in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Type not attested with this m.m. However, Bruun in footnote 10 ff. on p. 123 writes as follows: "No coin of the type GENIO POP ROM belonging to this series can be found despite Maurice's references ii (p. 95, rev. IV. 2) to P 14128 (IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, bust B5)". The present coin apparently confirms Maurice's finding. Note elaborated cuirass, resembling imperial mantle. Coin should be listed before LYONS 10.

NOTES

Weight 3.40 g; diameter 21 mm. Coin sold on eBay in April 2010 for $210.01 [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski