Licinius I, 308-324. Follis (Bronze, 20 mm, 3.04 g, 6 h), Rome, 313. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Licinius I to right. Rev. SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI / R - F / R P Sol, nude but for chlamys, standing front, but slightly turned to right, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding globe in his left. RIC -. Apparently unpublished and unique. Smoothed and repatinated, otherwise, about very fine.


This unique coin is the single example known to combine this obverse of Licinius I with the Sol standing front reverse, a type otherwise known for Constantine I (cf. RIC 5).