RIC VI, NICOMEDIA 74a, LICINIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	IMPCVALLICINLICINIVSPFAVG [IMP C VAL LICIN LICINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOA-VGVSTI [GENIO AVGVSTI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae; to l. altar. Star over A in right field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - A. RIC lists officinae B, Δ, ς and Z (p. 367). General note from p. 551: "Genio Augusti is again shared between the three colleagues, though Constantine is rare [...] Date, c. 312 (later)". See also: NICOMEDIA 74a, LICINIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ NICOMEDIA 74a, LICINIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є

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Weight 6.50 g; diameter 24 mm. Coin sold on eBay in May 2010 for EUR 39.50. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in October 2009 for EUR 24.40; weight 4.00 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].