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RIC VII, LONDON [before 3], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

IMPLICINIVSPFELAVG [IMP LICINIVS P FEL AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

GENIO-POPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius with modius stg. l., loins draped with himation, patera in r. hand, cornucopiae in l. S in left field, F in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Not attested for this issue (p. 97). Listed in Cloke-Toone (8.02.004). Should be listed in RIC before LONDON 3.

NOTES

Weight 3.60 g; diameter 21 mm. Sold on Spink auction 15007 (lot 671) in December 2015 for GBP 450; ex Lee Toone; sold on CNG Feature Sale 120 (lot 932) in May 2022 for USD 1,000.

Other specimens:

- from Beast Coins; weight 3.61 g; diameter 21-22 mm [click for picture];

- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1977,1005.49); plate coin in Cloke-Toone; weight 3.35 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski