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RIC VII, ROME 162, LICINIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

LICINIVSIVNNOBC [LICINIVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

SAECVLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; wreath with AVG on cippus, decorated with garland. P in left field, R in right field. R[officina uncertain] in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ROME 162 except for wreath on cippus instead of shield (p. 315). See example of ROME 162.

See also:
ROME 158, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA T
ROME 158, CONSTANTINE I, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Q
ROME 163, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA P
ROME 163, CONSTANTINE II, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Q

NOTES

Weight 2.18 g. Coin sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in June 2006 for $350. Note that according to Lars Ramskold: "The officina letter is Q not preserved but die match two off Q coins. (Non-LR: obv. die match #109, #498)".

Other specimens:

- specimen sold on NUMISMATIK LANZ auction in May 2006 for EUR 400; according to Lars Ramskold, the current owner of the coin, the officina letter is Q (evidenced by die match); weight 2.78 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski