RIC VII, ROME 162, LICINIUS II, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	LICINIVSIVNNOBC [LICINIVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	SAECVLIF-ELICITAS [SAECVLI FELICITAS]; wreath with AVG on cippus, decorated with garland. P in left field, R in right field. R[officina uncertain] in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to ROME 162 (CNG Triton VII, lot 1046, 3.49 g) except for wreath on cippus instead of shield (p. 315). 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

NOTES

Weight 2.19 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on CNG Mail Bid Sale 72 (lot 1769) in June 2006 for USD 350. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 3027) in March 2023 for CHF 550. Note that according to Lars Ramskold: "The officina letter is Q not preserved but die match two off Q coins. (Non-LR: obv. die match #109, #498)". Other specimens: - sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 128 (lot 880) in May 2006 for EUR 400; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 5280) in July 2023 for CHF 240; weight 2.81 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in May 2014 for USD 244.95; ex Lars Ramskold; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4715) in December 2023 for CHF 93; weight 2.86 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by pierre_p77 [click for picture]; - from the collection of Coeurderome; officina letter uncertain; weight 3.90 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture].