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RIC VII, SISCIA 110, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN], OFFICINA Γ

  

OBVERSE

IIIPI-CINIVSAVG [IIIP (sic!) ICINIVS (sic!) AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.

REVERSE

VIRTVS-EXERCIT [VIRTVS EXERCIT]; standard inscribed VOT/XX; captive std. on ground on either side. S in left field, F in right field. •ΓSIS* or •ΓSIS*• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 110 except for dot (dots?) in m.m., but note crude style and lettering and errors in obv. legend (IIIP instead IMP and ICINIVS instead of LICINIVS). Note also style similarity with SISCIA 119 (exceptional example with two dots in m.m.; cf. picture 119 on plate 13). Probably an imitative coin.

See also:
SISCIA 110, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN], OFFICINA B
SISCIA 110, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN], OFFICINA Є [VOT X]
SISCIA 110, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN], OFFICINA Є [VOT XX]

NOTES

Weight 2.43 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin offered on Compagnie Générale de Bourse auction in July 2001 for EUR 91.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski