E-auction 326-241841 - brm_542131 - LICINIUS II Follis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 55 € |
| Price : | 16 € |
| Maximum bid : | 16 € |
| End of the sale : | 15 July 2019 14:28:00 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 321
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,74 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan très large et mince bien centré. Beau buste de Licinius II césar. Revers particulier, stylisé. Jolie patine verte
Obverse
Obverse legend : LICINIVS IVN NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré de Licinius II à droite, avec cuirasse et paludamentum, vu de trois quarts en avant (B).
Obverse translation : “Licinius Iunior Nobilissimo Caesar”, (Licinius Jeune très Noble César).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CAESARVM NOSTRORVM/ VOT/ V/ RQ.
Reverse description : Rome casquée, drapée, assise à droite sur un bouclier, inscrivant X/V de la main droite sur un bouclier placé sur ses genoux.
Reverse translation : “Cæsarum Nostrorum, Votis quinquennalibus”, (Vœux pour le cinquième anniveraire de règne de nos césars).
Commentary
Poids léger. Rubans de type 3 aux extrémités bouletées. Ptéryges invisibles sous le paludamentum.
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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