RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [before 18], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND

OBVERSE	LICINIVS-AVGVSTVS [LICINIVS AVGVSTVS]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l. on platform, chlamys across l. shoulder, holding Victory on globe, leaning on sceptre; at feet, eagle with wreath; SIC X/SIC XX on face of platform. SMNΔ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND. Specimen similar to NICOMEDIA 18 except for reverse legend: IOVI CONSERVATORI instead of IOVI CONS LICINI AVG. Not listed in Depeyrot. Coin belongs to the issue struck for the decennalia of Licinius I. Should be listed before NICOMEDIA 18. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 601.

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Aureus. Weight 5.29 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Gemini III (lot 458) in January 2007 for USD 11,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 62 (lot 2092) in October 2011 for CHF 15,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 141 (lot 278) in November 2023 for CHF 15,000.