Live auction - brm_815355 - LICINIUS II Follis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 430 € |
| Maximum bid : | 500 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 June 2023 15:04:54 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 318-319
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,40 g.
Rarity : R3
Officine: 4e
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré. Revers finement détaillé. Patine marron avec des reflets cuivrés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LICINIVS IVN NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Licinius II à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (B).
Obverse translation : “Licinius Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Licinius jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SAECVLI F-ELICITAS/ P|R// RQ.
Reverse description : Bouclier entouré de guirlandes dans lequel est inscrit “AVG” sur un cippe.
Reverse translation : “Sæculi Felicitas”, (La Félicité du siècle).
Historical background
LICINIUS II
(1/04/317-09/324)
Caesar
Licinius II, son of Licinius I and Constantia, nephew of Constantine I, was raised to the caesarat on March 1, 317, at the same time as his cousins Crispus and Constantine II. After his father's defeat in 324, he survives, but suffocates to death two years later.
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