7-2447

RIC VII, LYONS [before 10], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED ISSUE [GENIO POP ROM], BUST TYPE G5 var.

  

OBVERSE

IMP-LICINIVSPFAVG [IMP LICINIVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm.

REVERSE

GENNIO-POPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius turreted stg. l. loins dr. with himation, patera in r. hand, cornucopiae in l. T in left field, F in right field. PLG in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Type not attested with this m.m. Not listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316), Bastien Lyon - supplément I and Bastien Lyon - supplément II. Bust type similar to G5 but cuirassed and draped. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 89. Coin should be listed before LYONS 10.

See also:
LYONS [before 10], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE B4
LYONS [before 10], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE B5
LYONS [before 10], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED ISSUE, BUST TYPE K1.

NOTES

Weight 4.23 g; diameter 19 mm. Chitry Hoard (no. 1920). Coin sold on CGB Live Auction September 2017 (lot brm_440006) for EUR 540.

Other specimens:

- sold on CGB Live Auction September 2022 (lot 747007) for EUR 46; weight 3.44 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski