Lice check for Licinius

Went to the San Jose coin show primarily for the US coins, but I really liked the look and size of this ancient. Scooped it up for $30, the seller was pretty nice and gave me a few tips on choosing ancients.

 

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You got my curiousity up and then stopped. What were the tips and how did lice play in the selection?

 

Cool pick-up, non_cents!! (congrats)

I have a similar example ... umm, hopefully you're okay with me showing my wares?

=> great coin, my friend




=> Hey, but ya definitely scooped me on price => $44 delivered (Triskeles Auction)

 

Nice, here is mine.

 

Condition wise (I did not check to be sure neither is special in some way), Steve's coin is worth 44/30 over the OP coin which is in turn worth a similar bump over Mat's. Below are two Licinius' of mine. Where do they fall in the range of these coins? Why?

 

Well, I really like your chick-riding-the-eagle coin!! (that is certainly worth a bump over all of the others) ... ummm but yah, I'm never a fan of the VOT-coins, but I guess that is merely my taste (and maybe it is worth more than all of them, I have zero-idea)

=> great coins, fellas

Oh, and the chick-riding-the-eagle coin is also "left-facing"!!

 

Doug, mine was a trade from a collector here. Licinius & his son both I have zero interest in, thats why my Licinius II is not great. They're hole fillers. Neither I plan to replace either.

Most coins from the The Tetrarchy through the Constantine Clan I dont pay much attention too.

I actually like Valentinian I and on more .

 

My two favorite Licinius coins, each costing a mere $19:

LICINIUS I AE2 Follis
OBVERSE: IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: GENIO POP ROM S-F, Genius standing left, modius on head, loins draped, holding patera & cornucopia, PLN in ex.
Struck at London 313-4 AD
3.2g, 22mm
RIC VII 3


LICINIUS I AE3 Follis
OBVERSE: IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle, holding globe, sceptre & mappa
REVERSE: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, campgate with three turrets, no door, delta in right field SMHA in ex.
Struck at Heraclea 318-320 AD
3.0g, 18mm
RIC VII 48

 

Steve: A "Chick" who rides an Eagle and carries a thunderbolt is called 'Jupiter'. I suggest you not go outside in thunderstorms for a while.

 

I gave him a price range and a general idea of what I was looking for (a larger bronze coin with a diety on it). He pulled out a box with that general description, said "set aside what you like", and gave me quotes and a discount on a few.

 

nice new coin NC! congrats to you.

here's my favorite licinius coin,

 

Given those guidelines, this is the best coin I could imagine in the price bracket. Slightly larger and slightly more expensive would be a full AE1 follis of Diocletian or Maximianus or a sestertius of Gordian III. Unfortunately, most of the former are minor deities like Genius and the most common Gordian III big name would also be a Jupiter. It sounds like you found a dealer who listens. That is good.

 

Ooops ... Well, Jupiter is certainly a fine lookin' fella ...
=> God of Thunder (and Rock and Roll)

 

Everyone should have a Licinius!
Some of the legend is off flan, but I still like mine alot.

 

That has never worked for me. While a US collector I was always treated pretty nastily by the coin dealers, maybe that's why I moved to foreign coins and generally buy from auctions?

 

Sorry, I had to...

 

Another word for louse (or their egg) is nit. Another word for coin dealers who drive people out of the hobby is nitwit. See how the two posts here are related?

 

Bumping. Lost my slip that had all the info regarding the coin, and can't find an exact match on Wildwinds (This seems to be the closest I could find http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/licinius_I/_cyzicus_RIC_VII_006.jpg). I have found quite a few similar, but none with the "III" in the right field on the reverse.

Anyone got a match for it?

Obverse: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG
Reverse: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI
Mintmark: S (?) (?)

 

LICINIUS I
AE3 Follis
OBVERSE: IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle, holding globe, sceptre & mappa
REVERSE: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, campgate with three turrets, no door, delta in right field SMHA in ex.
Struck at Heraclea 318-320 AD
3.0g, 18mm
RIC VII 48