RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA [before 170a], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [1a], OFFICINA ς

OBVERSE	IMPCLICLICINNIVSPFAVG [IMP C LIC LICINNIVS P F AVG] [1a]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	HERCVLI-VICTORI [HERCVLI VICTORI]; Hercules (Farnese) stg. r., leaning on lion's skin on club. ς in left field. ANT* in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND - 1a. RIC lists for this type only obv. legend 1b: IMP C LIC LICINIVS (single "N") P F AVG (p. 644). Probably in error and there should be 1a instead of 1b. Note, however, that ANTIOCHIA 170a with obv. legend 1b also exists, but is significantly rarer than this unlisted variety. Note also that there is another error in RIC: officina letter in m.m. pattern should be always in left field (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 644). Both errors repeated after Voetter (p. 45, no. 19). General note from p. 611: "[...] only officinae A-AI and DI are evidenced, but it is probable that fifteen or fourteen were at work. The sole type is Herculi Victori, very rare for Licinius and Constantine, and scarce for Maximinus. Date, 313". Coin should be listed before ANTIOCHIA 170a. See also: ANTIOCHIA [before 170a], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Δ ANTIOCHIA [before 170a], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Z ANTIOCHIA [before 170a], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA H ANTIOCHIA [before 170a], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA ΔЄ ANTIOCHIA [before 170a], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA I ANTIOCHIA [before 170a], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA ILLEGIBLE

NOTES

Weight 4.41 g; diameter 20-21 mm. Coin sold on Münz Zentrum Rheinland auction 175, session 1 (lot 971) in January 2016 for EUR 175. Other specimens: - sold on Demos auction 15 (lot 521) in January 2023 for EUR 38; now in Laurent Diot's collection; weight 4.55 g; diameter 21 mm; note IMI... instead of IMP in obv. legend, probably an engraver's error [click for picture]; - sold on Demeter Coins auction 21 (lot 727) in September 2024 for EUR 2; weight 3.63 g; diameter 22 mm; note IMI... instead of IMP in obv. legend, probably an engraver's error [click for picture].