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Licinius II. Caesar, AD 317-324. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.44 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 317-320. Laureate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding globe, scepter, and mappa / Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and scepter; (wreath)-Γ//SMK. RIC VII 11. EF, brown patina, some silvering, a bit of porosity on the reverse.
Licinius II. Caesar, AD 317-324. Æ Follis (20mm, 2.92 g). Alexandria mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 321-324. Helmeted and cuirassed bust right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and scepter; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right, with wreath in beak; to right, bound captive seated right, head left; -X/IIΓ//SMALA.
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Description Obverse: Helmeted, cuirassed bust of Licinius II to left, spear in right hand, shield on left arm. DNVALLICINLICINIVSNOBC Reverse: Jupiter standing, head left, drapery on left shoulder, holding Victory on globe on right hand, scepter in left; at left, eagle left with wreath in beak, at right, seated captive right.
Licinius II, [1] [2] also called Licinius Junior [3] [4] or Licinius Caesar [5] ( Latin: Valerius Licinianus Licinius; c. July/August 315 – c. 326 ), [6] [4] was the son of the Roman emperor Licinius I. He held the imperial rank of caesar between March 317 and September 324, [6] while his father was augustus, and he was twice Roman consul.
- 1 March 317–19 September 324
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Description. Product Details. During a special ceremony in A.D. 317, the co-emperors of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great and Licinius I, made their sons Caesars. Although still a child, it was thought Licinius II would inherit his father`s portion of the Empire. Yet from A.D. 321 on, the situation between the two Augustii steadily ...
Oct 2, 2023 · This article is about one particular coin, the follis of Licinius I from the fourth century of the Roman Empire. In the article, I explain the meaning of the inscriptions and figures on the coin, cover the history of the Roman Empire during the third and fourth centuries, and give a brief sketch of the life of the emperor Licinius and his role in history.
