RIC VI, CYZICUS [before 109], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, obv. legend 1a

OBVERSE	VALLICINNIANVSLICINNIVSPFAVG [VAL LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS P F AVG] [1a]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys spread behind, r. holding Victoriola on globe, l. leaning on sceptre. Star over ς in right field. SMK in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Maximinus (p. 595). General note from p. 576: "This very small issue - the coins are all extremely rare - comprises only Herculi Victori, for Constantine, and Iovi Conservatori and Soli (sic!) Invicto for Maximinus. Emissions for Licinius are not recorded. The highest officina number recorded is Z. Date, 313". Footnote 1 on p. 595 emphasizes that "Evidence for this issue is very poor, and the full number of officinae is uncertain". All coins listed in RIC are cited after Voetter and Sutherland probably has never seen them. Coin should be listed before CYZICUS 109. See also: CYZICUS [before 109], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, obv. legend 1b CYZICUS 109, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA A CYZICUS 109, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA B CYZICUS 109, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA ς CYZICUS 109, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA H CYZICUS [after 109], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER

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Weight 3.19 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on eBay in December 2009 for USD 32.78.