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RIC VII, LONDON 3, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

IMPLICINIVSPFAVG [IMP LICINIVS P F 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, I in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDON 3 except for I in right field instead of F. Apparently an engraver's error or a clogged die. Listed in Cloke-Toone together with LONDON 3 as a minor variant (8.02.005).

See also:
LONDON 3, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

NOTES

Weight 3.07 g; diameter 21 mm. Sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 66 (lot 1178) in January 2020 for GBP 60.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski