Extremely rare
Lot 2757
Licinius I, 308-324. Follis (Bronze, 23 mm, 3.17 g, 6 h), Rome, 314. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Licinius I to right. Rev. LIBER-A-TOR ORBIS / R✱T Licinius I, in military attire, on horseback galloping right, extending his right hand and holding shield in his left; below horse, lion advancing right, head to left, with a javelin lodged in its back. RIC -. Extremely rare. Somewhat smoothed and with traces of corrosion, otherwise, about very fine.

From the collection of Dr. L. Ramskold, formed since 1969.


This unusual reverse type was not included by Bruun in RIC VII, but several examples for both Constantine and Licinius were published by J.-M. Doyen: Une émission constantinienne méconnue (Rome, 313) et la date de la 3ème réduction pondérale du follis, in: Bulletin du Cercle d'Études Numismatiques 27/1 (1990), p. 1-9. The reverse legend praises Licinius as the liberator of the world.
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900 CHF
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Closing time: 15-Jul-24, 14:59:00 CEST
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