v09_0566 - LICINIUS I Follis ou nummus
MONNAIES 9 (2000)
Starting price : 42.69 €
Estimate : 68.60 €
Realised price : 50.31 €
Starting price : 42.69 €
Estimate : 68.60 €
Realised price : 50.31 €
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 315-316
Mint name / Town : Bretagne, Londres
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,82 g.
Emission: 4e
Coments on the condition:
Flan large. Très beau portrait. Patine vert olive foncé / Revers assez inhabituel pour Licinius. Flan légèrement corrodé au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP LICINIVS P F AVG.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Licinius Ier à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (B*).
Obverse translation : "Imperator Licinius Pius Felix Augustus", (L'empereur Licinius pieux et heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI/ S|F//MLN.
Reverse description : Sol radié, nu, le manteau flottant sur l'épaule, debout à gauche, étendant la main droite et tenant un globe de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : (À notre compagnon, le Soleil invaincu).
Commentary
Poids léger.
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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