RIC VI, THESSALONICA [after 61b], LICINIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	LICINIVS-AVGVSTVS [LICINIVS AVGVSTVS]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONSER-VATORIAVGG [IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG]; Jupiter stg. facing, head l., chlamys hanging from l. shoulder, r. holding Victory on globe, l. leaning on sceptre; eagle with wreath in beak at feet to l. •TS•Γ• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Probably minted in 313. For obv. legend cf. THESSALONICA 44a (p. 516). For m.m. cf. THESSALONICA 57-61b (p. 519) and RIC VII THESSALONICA 1-5 (p. 498-499). Not listed in Depeyrot. Coin should be listed in RIC after THESSALONICA 61b or in RIC VII before THESSALONICA 1. See also: THESSALONICA [after 61b], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.04 g; diameter 20 mm. Offered on Gorny auction 79 (lot 706) in October 1996; sold on Künker auction 304 (lot 1362) in March 2018 for EUR 15,000; sold on Roma Numismatics auction XXIII (lot 1077) in March 2022 for GBP 11,000.