Licinius Mint Needed

Wow, Pishpash => that's a very sweet Licinius you've got there!! (gorgeous)




Oh, and nice mug of ale, Oki

 

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Thank you Steve, looking forward to receiving it

 

Martin is indeed a man of few words---but those few say so much!!

And, I love all the posts, from Pish's OP through all the rest!!

I don't seem to have any Alexandria's of Licinius or the others---mostly Heraclea...and a "K" (Carthage) I forgot I had of Maximianus....and a Nicomedia of Galerius....

 

Thanks mikey, feel free to post any follis you like.

 

Well, it's a poor photo since it is evening here and the ambient light always gives me problems...and I thought at first it was an Alexandria, but the styling and mintmarks seem to indicate something else----A follis of Maxentius, presumably of Siscia, with a cool temple reverse:

 

My nicest follis of Licinius...

Licinius I
AE Follis, 21mm, 3.18g Siscia mint: 315-316.
Obv.: IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG; Laureate head right.
Rev.: IOVI CON-SERVATORI; Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys across left shoulder, Victory on globe in right hand, scepter in left, eagle with wreath at feet to left; Γ in right field; • SIS • in exergue
Reference: RIC VII, 17.
Ex Harlan Berk, CICF Show, April 2013; Ex Zachary Beasley 2014, electronic sale.

 

Excellent coin JA.

 

... my only Licinius offering (man, I need to buy some new coins!!)



Gawd, my Jupiter looks like he's been eatin' a few too many nachos!!? (JA's Jupiter has a six-pack for a stomach ... my dude looks like he's been playin' video games instead of hitting the gym?!!)

 

Yeah, but who is going to tell Jupiter to get off his bum and go to the gym???

 

Mikey Zee,
Youe Maxentius has RBS in exe, which makes it Rome mint.
Regards,
Martin

 

Thanks, Martin... My Zanders book didn't seem to list it as Rome, but I must have misread it there as well----mistaking the 'R' for an 'A'...What else is new??? LOL

 

I'm lost on how your getting the mint?

 

The letters under your Temple---but I can't make them out.....Mine read R (ROME) and M, with an S (Secunda?)---for the workshop in Latin letter (Damn bifocals LOL).

Probably an R and a workshop 'Letter' in 'exergue.' Martin or one of the others will clarify it shortly.

 

Since I just returned from some chores and noticed no one else has responded and I found my Zander Klawans paperback of 'Ancient Greek and Roman' coins, I'll explain a bit of what I once knew LOL

Rome is listed as R, RM (like mine), ROMA, and URBS ROM...and the workshop letters usually follow as the S in mine for Secunda or Second workshop...they can also be Greek letters for the same numbers as A for alpha(ONE) or B, Beta for two and so on.....and this all started about the middle of the third century AD, so earlier types are distinguished differently.

This little paperback also lists the coins and explains the reverses and the abbreviated inscriptions---a very handy and convenient tool and should only cost about $15.00 or just a bit more than mine did many years ago.

 

Here's the key to reading Roman coins: A=R, H=A.

 

Pish very cool headless coin, i've been grabbing a few of these lately too!!

Philip l
Alexandria..



Maximinus ll
Antioch..

 

Very successful thread Pish. Here's one from Antioch listed RIC VII ANT 8 and rated R2. Hope it fits..

 

Thanks guys. Eng is that follis silvered?

 

Better photo of the MM. A lot of nice coins posted.

 

I think there's little doubt, in view of what I, Klawans and JA mention that it is an R for Rome and a P for Prima or workshop one....