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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2161298, member: 42773&quot;]The follis of Licinius with Jupiter reverse is one of the most common and ubiquitous of ancient coins. For some important historical background, read about the rivalry between Constantine and Licinius, from which the empire was plunged into civil war.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins come in many varieties - you could spend a lifetime collecting just the varieties of these types. Your example is a very respectable middle-of-the-road coin. However, they are quite common in higher grades at reasonable prices. I paid $75 for this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Notice how stylized these portraits are. By the time of the Tetrarchy, Roman aesthetics had moved away from life-like representations of emperors on coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Licinius I </b></p><p>AE Follis, 21mm, 3.18g Siscia mint: 315-316.</p><p>Obv.:IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG; Laureate head right.</p><p>Reverse.: 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</p><p>Reference: RIC VII, 17.</p><p>Ex Harlan Berk, CICF Show, April 2013.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]416194[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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