v13_1133 - LICINIUS I Centenionalis ou nummus, imitation
MONNAIES 13 (2001)
Starting price : 91.47 €
Estimate : 182.94 €
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Starting price : 91.47 €
Estimate : 182.94 €
unsold lot
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus, imitation
Date: 320
Mint name / Town : Savie, Siscia
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 2,43 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Très jolie patine vert olive foncé. Revers de haut relief
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP I-QVINIS AVG (SIC !).
Obverse description : Buste casqué et cuirassé de Licinius Ier à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant, le casque richement décoré (C*5).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Licinius Augustus”, (L'empereur Licinius auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VIRTVS - EXERCIT/ VOT/XX/ S|F// GSIS*.
Reverse description : Étendard avec deux captifs assis dos à dos.
Reverse translation : “Virtus Exerciti/ Vota Vicennalia), (La Virilité de l'armée/ Vœux pour le vingtième anniversaire de règne).
Commentary
La légende du droit est fautive, le portrait et le revers stylisés.
Historical background
LICINIUS I
(11/11/308-09/324)
Licinius I was proclaimed august directly following the conference of Carnuntum, on November 11, 308. In 313, after the rescript of Milan, he married Constantine's half-sister, Constantia. In 316 a first war took place between Licinius and Constantine. It ends with the death of Valens and the signing of a peace between the two augusts. On April 1, 317, three Caesars were created: Crispus, Constantine II and Licinius II. A second war broke out between Constantine and Licinius in 321. It ended with the decisive defeat of Chrysopolis in 324 and the deposition of Licinius, exiled to Thessalonica before being executed the following year..
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