RIC VI, THESSALONICA [before 30b], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	VAL•LICINNIVSPFAVG [VAL•LICINNIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOA-VGVSTI [GENIO AVGVSTI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head (sometimes also radiate), naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae. Star in left field, B in right field. •SM•TS• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Specimen similar to THESSALONICA 30b except for "LICINNIVS" in obv. legend (double "N"; spelling used in the Eastern mints: Cyzicus, Antioch and Alexandria) instead of "LICINIVS" (single "N"). Coin should be listed before THESSALONICA 30b. See also: THESSALONICA [before 30b], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA A THESSALONICA [before 30b], LICINIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND, OFFICINA Γ

NOTES

Weight 4.97 g; diameter 25 mm. From eBay, December 2012. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in March 2021 for EUR 42.50 [lot of 3 coins] [click for picture]. - sold on eBay in May 2014 for EUR 7.70; now in Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 7.07 g; diameter 25.3-25.9 mm [click for picture].