RIC VII, ROME 162, LICINIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	LICINIVSIVNNOBC [LICINIVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	SAECVLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; shield with AVG on cippus set on high square base. P in left field, R in right field. RT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ROME 162 except for cippus set on high square base (p. 315). Cf. AQUILEIA 81 (AR medallion). See also footnote to ROME 158 on p. 315: "Two rev. varieties: (a) not shield but wreath on cippus, streaming wreath ties, garland on face of altar, and (b) cippus on square base, face decorated but no garland, shield on cippus". See also: ROME 162, LICINUS II, REVERSE VARIETY, UNLISTED OFFICINA S ROME 162, LICINUS II, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA T ROME 162, LICINUS II, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Q

NOTES

Weight 2.93 g; diameter 19 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3017) in March 2023 for CHF 1,000. Other specimens: - sold on Tauler & Fau auction 128 (lot 51) in June 2023 for EUR 1,100; 2.91 g [click for picture].