Licinius I. Follis (Bronze, 20 mm, 2.59 g, 12 h), Rome, 314-315. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust of Licinius I to right. Rev. MARTI CON-S-ERVATORI / R - F / X / R T Mars standing front, but slightly turned to right, head to right, holding inverted spear in his right hand and placing his left on shield set on the ground. RIC -. Apparently unpublished and unique. Somewhat smoothed and with a thin flan crack, otherwise, about very fine.



No coin featuring Mars had been documented from this emission before. It was previously believed that Mars had ceased to appear on coinage with the earlier R F/R✱P emission. However, this coin demonstrates that Mars persisted, albeit briefly, into the RX F/RP emission.