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REVERSE
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GENIOAV-G-VSTI [GENIO AVGVSTI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae; altar to l. I in right field. SMK in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND - 1b. RIC lists for this type only earlier legend VAL LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS P F AVG [1a] (p. 593).
Note that it is not a simple misprint in RIC (1a instead of 1b), because specimens with obv. legend 1a also exist. However, they are significantly rarer. See examples of CYZICUS 100, officina B (officina not attested in RIC; eBay), CYZICUS 100, officina Δ (3.46 g; 20.5-21.5 mm; J.G. Kiss collection), CYZICUS 100, officina Є (Barry Murphy's collection), CYZICUS 100, officina ς (4.10 g; 21.5 mm; ANS 1944.100.5844) and CYZICUS 100, officina H (4.66 g; 21 mm; Savoca Numismatik).
Note also that only nine officinae is attested for this issue (A-Θ), so "I" could be an engraver's error (e.g. carelessly engraved Γ). However, existence of two another specimens (both from different rev. dies), minted for Constantine, suggests that officina I is quite possible,
Coin should be listed after CYZICUS 100.
See also:
CYZICUS [after 100], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA A
CYZICUS [after 100], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA B
CYZICUS [after 100], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Γ
CYZICUS [after 100], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Δ
CYZICUS [after 100], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Є
CYZICUS [after 100], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA ς
CYZICUS [after 100], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA H
CYZICUS [after 100], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Θ
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