An interesting 'Genius standing' follis??

Cool Licinius @zumbly !

I believe mine is similar but under Maximinus II:


RI Maximinus II Daia 305-308 CE AE20 Genius stndg bust of Sol cornu star H RIC IV 164b

 

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For some reason the head of Serapis was a device used on coins long before the Tetrarchy. This one is on an Alexandrian tetradrachm of Commodus. How are we to tell it was a head rather than just a statue?

Commodus Alexandria by dougsmit posted May 26, 2017 at 11:43 AM

 

I've not invested much time on the Licinius era, but I see there are some interesting coinage to be had.
I have only 1 from this guy and I admit I bought it at a time before I learned that the RIC rariety of R2 was meaningless. It was cheap and all I had to do was clean the BD and other unsightly gunk off of it.

 

interesting thread and coins to be sure. after looking and reading, i had to pull my Licinius coin out and have a look as to what the reverse was

 

This Licinius II, too...


Licinius II, Caesar, AD 317-324
Roman Æ follis; 17.55 mm; 3.36 gm
Antioch, AD 317-318
Obv: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate bust, left, holding mappa in the r. hand and globe and scepter in l.
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe; resting on scepter; at left, captive. SMANT in exergue, H in field, r.
Refs: RIC 29; RCV 15415

 

The real question may be why your picture file is named "coffee beans and ground kitty buddy wild animals wang mang 005". Enquiring minds would like to know; I hope the reason is not too personal to reveal .

 

i wondered if the file name showed up to others... here you go.

 

Lol okay, thanks! That explains all... I think. Anyway, the file name showed up for a second while your picture was loading on my screen and I caught a glimpse of it. I thought I was seeing things and had to check .

What's that thing your cat was trying to make friends with?

 

a possum, there was a raccoon there too but he made off before i could get the camera

 

Mmm, possum stew gross.
I have some ferrel cats that stay out back. Last week I found a dead possum back there, must've weighed a good 40+ pounds. Big sob, freakin over sized rats.

 

mustard greens and possum inards.. mmm mmm..haha! don't believe everything you see and hear on the Beverly Hillbillies... 40 lbs?!? suitable for a wall mount

 

...ll too?!? isn't that sumpin ya wear dancin"^^(jk) nice coin RC.

 

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well, maybe if you are from mizurra...

 

There you go ... the Licinius tutu.

 

LOL LOL!

 

hey..we got culture

 

Yeah maybe a little exagerate, and it was a tad stiff. But the biggest possum I'd ever seen. I've also trapped & relocated close to a dozen in the past year.

 

those possums are survivors. they are an ancient creature who can eat purdy much anything and live anywhere. they are a marsupial too, the only one i know of living outside Australia in the wild and under the porch.

 

And smell bad to.