6-1900

RIC VI, HERACLEA 44b, LICINIUS, OFFICINA A [CONFIRMATION]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCVALLIC LICINIVS PFAVG [IMP C VAL LIC LICINIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

VIRTVTI-E-XERCITI [VIRTVTI EXERCITI]; Virtus [actually Mars] advancing r.; r. holding transverse spear, trophy over l. shoulder. HTA in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CONFIRMATION]. RIC lists this type after Voetter and for officina A only. However, there is also annotation: "A Vienna coin may be either A or Δ. Now officina A is confirmed.

NOTES

Weight 7.69 g; diameter 27 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 82 (lot 627) in October 2019 for EUR 80.

Other specimens:

- sold on Savoca Numismatik 6th Blue Auction, session II (lot 1386) in April 2018 for EUR 80; weight 6.91 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski