7-1277

RIC VII, HERACLEA 17/18, LICINIUS I, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

IMPLICI-NIVSAVG [IMP LICINIVS AVG]; bust l., laur., dr., globe, sceptre in l. hand, mappa in r. hand [HERACLEA 17].

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAECAESS [PROVIDENTIAE CAESS]; camp gate with three turrets, no doors; varying number of stone layers. MHTΓ in exergue [HERACLEA 18].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse HERACLEA 17 with reverse HERACLEA 18. Apparently an ancient imitation.

See also:
HERACLEA 17/20, LICINIUS I, HYBRID
HERACLEA 17/19, LICINIUS I, HYBRID [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 3.39 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Savoca Numismatik auction 124 (lot 631) in January 2022 for EUR 55.

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in April 2012 for USD 36; diameter 19 mm; probably tooled [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski