RIC VII, ROME [after 183], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS]

OBVERSE	IMPLIC-INIVSAVG [IMP LICINIVS AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; open camp gate with three turrets, open doors, arch over doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE. Camp gate with three turrets has no doors [ROME 165-174] or gate closed [ROME 175-183] (p. 315-316). Open doors are attested only for camp gate with four turrets [ROME 190-193] (p. 316-317). Coin should be listed after ROME 183. See also: ROME [after 183], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, BUST D2, OFFICINA P [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS] ROME [after 183], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, BUST D2, OFFICINA T [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS] ROME [after 183], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE, BUST D6 [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS] ROME [after 183], CRISPUS, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS] ROME [after 183], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE [THREE TURRETS AND OPEN DOORS]

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Weight 3.22 g; diameter 18.5 mm. Sold on Savoca Numismatik auction 269 (lot 400) in May 2025 for EUR 8. Now in Laurent Diot's collection. Other specimens: - sold on SPQR Collection auction 4 (lot 1337) in November 2024 for EUR 200; weight 3.49 g; diameter 18.82 mm [click for picture].