Hi Everyone, another nice coin from JA. I really like the AE type coins a lot. A nice portrait and an interesting Jupiter reverse. Licinius I seems to have pushed his luck messing with Constantine. Interesting History to me. I guess the lesson here is don't mess with Constantine! Name commonly known as: Licinius I Latin Roman Name: Valerius Licinianus Licinius Reigned as Roman Emperor / Caesar: Reign 11 November 308 - 311 as Augustus in the west, with Galerius in the east in 311 - 313 (joint Augustus with Maximinus) 313 - 324 as Augustus in the east, with Constantine in the west and in 314 and 324 in competition with Constantine Dynasty / Historical Period: In 285 the Roman Empire was split in half by Diocletian - The Western Roman Empire and the other half became known as the Eastern Roman Empire or the Byzantine Empire. Place and Date of Birth: c. 250 at Moesia Superior (Serbia) Family connections / Genealogy *** Married: Flavia Julia Constantia *** Children: Licinius II Place and Date of Death: Died 325 in Thessalonica They both fought to become sole emperor of the East. During the early summer of 311 Maximinus Daza met with Licinius at the Bosporus and they concluded a treaty, sharing the Eastern empire between them. The peace treaty was relatively short lived and Daza met Licinius in battle in 313AD. Licinius was victorious and Daza fled to Tarsus where he was killed on the orders of Licinius, who also ordered that his wife and children should also be killed. Licinius cemented his position by marrying the sister of the Emperor Constantine the Great (now Augustus of the West), called Constantia. Licinius and Constantia had one child named Valerius Licinianus Licinius. It was a marriage of convenience, Licinius was unfaithful and this resulted in a battle between the two emperors. Constantine was victorious, but the civil war was draining the Roman armies and so a peace treaty was made. Tension between the two emperors continued to grow. Licinius angered Constantine still further in 320 by turning on the Christians in his realm and yet another war broke out between them in 321AD. Licinius was finally defeated by Constantine at Chrysopolis on 18 September 324. Licinius fled to Nicomedeia which Constantine began to besiege. Licinius quickly abdicated and was sent to Thessalonica, where he was kept under house arrest. Licinius was put to death by hanging in 325. It is believed that he had attempted yet another rebellion against Constantine the Great as an ally of the Goths. Copyright @ http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-emperors/licinius-i.htm Please post anything related. Would love to see them.
Nice addition! Licinius I (308 - 324 A.D.) Æ3 O: IMP LICINIVS AVG, Laureate bust left wearing Imperial mantle and holding mappa, sceptre and globe. R: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, Campgate with 6 rows of bricks, Pellet in right field, SMHA in exe. 3.3g 19mm RIC VII Heraclea 29 (R2)
Very nice @old49er !!! Coins of the tetrarchy are way cool....just ask @jamesicus Here's one of my favorites....of his son 'Junior' AE Follis of Licinius II; Antioch, 2.36 grams. 19 mm: circa 317-320 AD Laureate, robed bust with mappa, globe and scepter DN VAL LICIN LICININIVS NOBC Jupiter standing with victory and scepter, captive at his feet IOVI CONS ERVATORI CAESS SMANT Z to right RIC 29
Nice OP coin. Here is a Licinius II Licinius II A.D. 317 DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C; laureate and draped bust left, globe and sceptre in left hand, mappa in right hand. PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; campgate with three turrets and no doors. in ex. MHT∆ RIC VII Heraclea 19
Really nice write-up and Folles @old49er ! I have Licinius Ein unt Zwei: RI Licinius I 308-324 CE AE3 Jupiter w Eagle RI Licinius II 317-324 CE Folles Jupiter w Eagle sinister left Antioch And, to keep things equal for the Republic... here are a couple Licinius... Ancestors or just common names? RR L Licinius Crassus Cn Domitius Ahenobarbus 118 BCE NARBO Serrated Attic Helmet Gallic Biga Sear 158 Craw 282-3 RR AR Denarius A Licinius Nerva 47 BCE 3.58g Rome Fides One-armed horseman gllpng drggng naked warrior hair Cr 454-1 Syd 954
Well, if we are going to do RR (and yours are really nice) here is my Licinius Macer. C. Licinius L.f. Macer Rome, 84 BCE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.58g, 6h). Diademed bust of Vejovis l., seen from behind, hurling a thunderbolt. R/ Minerva in quadriga r., brandishing javelin and holding a shield. Crawford 354/1; RBW 1355; RSC Licinia 16. Bankers' marks on obv.
WOW, great Macer. Nice to have you back! I was considering putting out an all-call for you yesterday.
I've been busy. Moving offices, and after doing the security deposit and all that, I wasn't in the mood for anything that reminded me of money. That and I've also been busy with a lot of things in my private life. Doesn't help that I'm taking a break from new purchases for a little while, so nothing new to post. I am rephotographing some coins, so maybe I'll have something to post about that soon.
Congrats on scoring that excellent new Licinius I @old49er! Here is an example of his I picked up for $10! Score!
Don't go AWOL on us Sallent I will also be entering a period of slow down in purchases. I will not buy anymore until I properly research, photograph and catalog all the ones I already have...
My favorite Licinius I: Licinius I, AD 308-324 Roman billon follis Antioch, AD 321-323 Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and eagle-tipped scepter, another eagle to feet to left, captive seated on ground to right; X/IIΓ in field, right; SMANTS in exergue. Refs: RIC vii, p. 682, 35; Cohen 74; RCV 15225.
Excellent coin @old49er - I too really like the Jupiter reverse. Here is my Licinius I and matching Constantine: Licinius I (AD 308-324), Æ2 Follis (21.07mm, 3.9g). Siscia mint, Officina 1, struck AD 315-316. Obv: IMP LIC LICINIUS P F AVG, laureate head right. Rev: IOVI CON_SERVATORI (to Jupiter the protector), Jupiter standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left, eagle with wreath in beak at feet on left. A in right field, •SIS• in exergue. RIC VII SISCIA 17 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Æ2 Follis (21.68mm, 3.7g). Siscia mint, Officina 2, struck AD 315-316. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate head right. Rev: IOVI CON_SERVATORI (to Jupiter the protector), Jupiter standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left, eagle with wreath in beak at feet on left. B in right field, •SIS• in exergue. RIC VII SISCIA 15
Somehow I have ended up with quite a few Lic I and a couple Lic II. Too many? Here's an attempt to put them in chronological order (I've just spent way to long figuring it out): 310-12 London, RIC VI 209c. early 313 Trier, RIC VI 845b (C) or RIC VII 58 (R3). (The difference seems to be the weight, and this is right on the border at 3.95g.) late 313 Antioch, not in RIC. Failmezger 264LI. ex Dattari. 313-315 Siscia, RIC VII 8. (Jupiter is not shy, he's lettin' it all hang out.) 318-19 Rome, RIC VII 151(R3). ex Dattari. ... and the next ones in a new post, I seem to have exceeded my space allotment.
320-21 Aquileia, RIC VII 71 (R5) 321-24 Cyzicus, RIC VII 18(R) ex Dattari. And then... lights out for the Licinii.
Some great coins out there. Father : Licinius I, Follis Alexandria mint, 3rd officina, c. AD 308-310 IMP C VAL LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right GENIO IMPE - RATORIS, Genius standing facing, head left wearing modius, Chlamys over left shoulder, holding cornucopia and patera. ALE at exergue, K | P in lower field, Γ in right field 9.02 gr 24/26 mm Ref : RIC VI # 101b, RCV # 15179 (65), Cohen # 43 Ex Voz collection of Roman imperial Licinius I, reduced follis Alexandria mint, 7th officina IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right IOVI CONSER - VATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand. An eagle holding wreath in his beak at his feet in left field, In right field a wreath above a Z above an N, at exergue ALE 4.23 gr, 20/21mm Ref : RIC # 10, RCV # 15246, C # 108 and son : Licinius II, AE3 Nicomedia mint, 4th officina, AD 317-318 D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, draped and diademed bust right PROVIDENTIA CAESS, Jupiter standing left, holding victory and sceptre, palm at his feet, dot and Δ in right field. SMN at exergue 3.19 gr Ref : RCV # 115419 (75) Cohen # 39, RIC VII # 33-34 Q
