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RIC VII, SISCIA [before 40], LICINIUS II, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND
  
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OBVERSE
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LICINIVSIVNNOBCAESAR [LICINIVS IVN NOB CAESAR]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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PRINCIPIA-IVVENTVTIS [PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS]; prince helmeted, in military dress, stg. r., holding reversed spear, hand on shield resting on ground, cloak spread. ЄSIS in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Not attested for this issue (but cf. SISCIA 69 and THESSALONICA 22). RIC lists shorter obv. legend with ...CAES instead of ...CAESAR. Listed in Collezione Sabetta (p. 118, no. 37). Coin should be listed before SISCIA 40.
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NOTES
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Weight 3.20 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on eBay in May 2017 for EUR 267.
Other specimens:
- from Collezione Sabetta (plate 26, no. 37); weight 2.99 g; diameter 18.1 mm [click for picture];
- sold on Münzen & Medaillen auction 45 (lot 1024) in June 2017 for EUR 75; weight 3.45 g [click for picture];
- sold on eBay in January 2021 for USD 29; weight 2.78 g; 20 mm [click for picture].
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