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Aureus with head of Licinius I
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 316
Mint: Nicomedia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.3 mm. Weight: 5.32 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.2024
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Licinius I, laureate, to right.
LICINIVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Jupiter standing right, holding in right a globe with victory, in left, scepter; at right foot, eagle with wreath in beak.
In ex.: SMN and Greek letter delta
IOVICONS ERVATORI
LICINIVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Jupiter standing right, holding in right a globe with victory, in left, scepter; at right foot, eagle with wreath in beak.
In ex.: SMN and Greek letter delta
IOVICONS ERVATORI
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 12, June 11-13, 1953, lot 859); purchased at the auction by MFA for $ 374.31; accessioned September 10, 1953