Ok I couldn't hold back and bought another one ( all within a month) of these very different Eros-Amor (Roma) partially ligate mint mark coins. I did not even think I would win with my bid and had forgotten about it, until this morning when I received my invoice. Oh well really did not need it, I now have two Licinius II of the same type. I should have been looking for a Constantine or a Licinius I instead . The new one Licinius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Rome, AD 320. LICINIVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to right, inscribing X V in two lines in shield; R ЄѠC Q = RЄΡΩCQ (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC VII 199. 3.23g, 19mm, 7h. The one from last month Licinius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Rome, AD 320. LICINIVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to right, inscribing X V in two lines in shield; R ЄѠC P = RЄΡΩCP (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC VII 199. 3.09g, 19mm, 12h.
I have done the same, only with Hadrian. I am not sure I have a licinius II, maybe I will buy one of yours
its a nice coin....i gotta get one of'em too..i just bought my final coin for the 1st tetarchy (Conts. Chlorus) 3 days ago(13 years in the making)..and then seen he had a Max ll Diai...and bought that last nite 9_9..not to mention i bought a Clodius Albinus...along with all the others of late (i'll postem when i gets'em )
This series can sell high or low depending on how many people see and recognize the exergue. Licinius II is the one I lack. If I hade those two coins, I would keep both since the officinae are different. If you ever decide to specialize in these, you may have trouble replacing the one you sold.
Nice pickup, @bcuda. I have a votive of Constantine II with this type of mint mark. I'd like to find one of Constantine I, too, for my CtG Collection. After many years of head-scratching, I finally learned how to print Greek letters in HTML. But how did you get ЄѠC to print?
Wondering who to consign these two I have with. CNG took forever the last time I consigned with them. Any ideas?