E-auction 605-577287 - LICINIUS I Follis ou nummus
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Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 312-313
Mint name / Town : Ostie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,98 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 4e
Coments on the condition:
Flan bien centré. Des faiblesses de frappe. Patine gris foncé. Joli buste de Licinius Ier
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire n°673 du trésor de Chitry
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP LICINIVS P F AVG.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Licinius Ier à droite drapé sur l’épaule, vu de trois quarts en avant (B*01).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Licinius Pius Felix Augustus”, (L’empereur Licinius pieux heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI// MOSTQ.
Reverse description : Aigle légionnaire “aquilla” à gauche entre deux enseignes “vexilla”.
Reverse translation : “Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Optimo Principi”, (Le Sénat et le peuple romain au meilleur des Princes).
Commentary
Poids léger. Rubans de type 3 aux extrémités bouletées. Les pièces de Licinius Ier sont beaucoup plus rares pour l’atelier d’Ostie.
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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