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RIC VII, ROME 192, LICINIUS II, OFFICINA S [CONFIRMATION]

  

OBVERSE

LICINIVSIVNNOBC [LICINIVS IVN NOB C]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

VIRTV-SAVGG [VIRTVS AVGG]; camp gate with four turrets, open doors; varying number of stone layers. P in left field, R in right field. RS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OFFICINA S [CONFORMATION]. RIC lists officinae S and Q (p. 317). However, according to Lars Ramskold, officina letter on coins cited in RIC was misread. They "are both, in fact, from officina P, not from S and Q". Therefore officinae S and Q must be confirmed.

See also:
ROME 192, LICINIUS II, OFFICINA P [CORRECTION]
ROME 192, LICINIUS II, OFFICINA Q [CONFIRMATION]

NOTES

Weight 3.33 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on Priapus Numismatics auction 5 (lot 561) in September 2024 for GBP 95.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski