RIC VII, TRIER 211, LICINIUS I, BUST VARIETY

OBVERSE	IMPLICI-NIVSAVG [IMP LICINIVS AVG]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir., thunderbolt in raised r. hand, spear across l. shoulder.
REVERSE	IOVICONSER-VATORIAVG [IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG]; eagle stg. on wave line, l. wing pointing downward, carrying Emperor, stg. l., thunderbolt in r. hand, sceptre across l. shoulder. STR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 211 except for spear across l. shoulder on the obv. instead of sceptre. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 182. Note that also on obv. Emperor is holding thunderbolt in r. hand, not mappa. See also: TRIER 211, LICINIUS I, BUST VARIETY TRIER 211, LICINIUS I, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

NOTES

Billon argenteus. Weight 3.17 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on Savoca Numismatik auction 113 (lot 480) in September 2021 for EUR 75. Other specimens: - from Roma Numismatics auction VII (lot 1270), March 2014; weight 2.93 g; diameter 18 mm; rev. legend breaks V-A [click for picture]; - from Gorny & Mosch auction 220 (lot 1793), March 2014; weight 3.31 g; obv. legend break I-C [click for picture]; - sold on Hirsch auction 372 (lot 2305) in February 2022 for EUR 640; weight 3.12 g; rev. legend breaks V-A [click for picture]; - sold on Wójcicki auction 8 (lot 3426) in September 2021 for EUR 18; weight 2.2 g [click for picture];