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RIC VII, TRIER 311, LICINIUS II, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

LICINIV-SIVNOBC [LICINIVS IV (sic!) NOB C]; bust r., rad., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

BEATATRAN-QVILLITAS [BEATA TRANQVILLITAS]; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars. PTR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 311 [listed in RMBT (p. 42, no. 5 and 6; different obv. legend break)] except for IV instead of IVN in obv. legend. Note also crude style. Apparently an ancient imitation.

See also:
TRIER 311, LICINIUS II, MINTMARK VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

NOTES

Weight 3.89 g; diameter 18 mm. From the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collection (reg. no. 18202577).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski