RIC VII, SISCIA 110, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY, OFFICINA Є [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	IIIPL-CINIVSAVG [IIIP (sic!) LCINIVS (sic!) AVG]; bust r., helmeted, cuir.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-E[XERCIT] [VIRTVS EXERCIT]; standard inscribed VOT/X; captive std. on ground on either side. S in left field, F in right field. •ЄSIS* • in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 110 except for dots (or dot) in m.m. (sometimes hardly visible) Note, however, crude style and lettering, errors in obv. legend and reverse appropriate for Caesars (VOT/X on standard instead of VOT/XX). Note also style similarity with SISCIA 119 (unique example with two dots in m.m., cf. picture 119 on plate 13). Apparently an ancient imitation. See also: SISCIA 110, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN], OFFICINA A SISCIA 110, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN], OFFICINA B SISCIA 110, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN], OFFICINA Є [VOT XX]

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Weight 2.84 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in March 2019 for EUR 17. Other specimens: - sold on CGB Monnaies 11 (lot 435) in 2002 for EUR 91.47; weight 3.07 g; diameter 18.5 mm; IIIPI-CINIVS in obv. legend [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in October 2012 for USD 65; IIIPI-CINIVS in obv. legend [click for picture].