RIC VI, ROMA [before 282], LICINIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [GLORIA EXERCITI AVGG NN]

OBVERSE	LICINI-VSPFAVG [LICINIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GLORIAEXE-R-CITIAVGGNN [GLORIA EXERCITI AVGG NN]; prince riding l., r. raised. PR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. Should be listed before ROMA 282. Note that numerous forgeries of this rare type exist, mostly in silver (see example offered on Allegro; 3.02 g) but sometimes also in gold. In such case coin pretends to be an aureus (weight > 5 g), not solidus. See example sold on Bank Leu auction 28 (lot 563) in May 1981 for CHF 35,000; 5.39 g. Probably all forgeries have rev. legend break E-R.

NOTES

Solidus. Weight 4.61 g. Coin sold on Künker auction 326 (lot 1619) in October 2019 for EUR 22,000; sold on Numismatica Genevensis auction 13 (lot 95) in November 2021 for CHF 48,000.