RIC VI, NICOMEDIA [before 75], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Δ

OBVERSE	IMPCVALLICINLICINIVSPFAVG [IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	HERCVLI-VICTORI [HERCVLI VICTORI]; Hercules stg. r., r. behind back, l. leaning on club covered by lion's skin. Star over Δ in left field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Maximinus (p. 567). General note from p. 551: "Herculi Victori (common) [...] appear[s] only for Maximinus [...] Date, c. 312 (later)". Coin should be listed before NICOMEDIA 75. See also: NICOMEDIA [before 75], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA B NICOMEDIA [before 75], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Γ NICOMEDIA [before 75], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Є NICOMEDIA 75, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA NICOMEDIA [after 75], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA B NICOMEDIA [after 75], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Γ NICOMEDIA [after 75], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Δ NICOMEDIA [after 75], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Є

NOTES

Weight 5.22 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 64 (lot 2732) in May 2012 for CHF 450. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in February 2007 for USD 48.78; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5465) in July 2023 for CHF 140; weight 4.71 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].