Licinius I, reduced follis

Amazingly, I didn't catch that at first LOL...... And now I'm wondering what the engraver was trying to 'say' to everyone LOL

 

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There are some very interesting and unusual coins of Licinius but I have none of them. These two are different than most but it seems as usual that there is lower interest or demand for Licinius than for Constantine.


The one below was done for the Failmezger book. I always wanted one like it but know I never will fill that want.

 

Didn't know that expression but how well it states what it says !

Thanks for the kind comments and cool coins you all posted
Coin in hand I do think Jupiter is facing us, butt (pun intended) yes he looks like he's "mooning us"

Q

 

hello cucumbor'potator , It will be necessary to think to redo the image - mine was better

 

Indeed!!

Welcome to CoinTalk, @Bnumis

 

From the same issue, different officina, much poorer example....



An earlier issue from Alexandria

Licinius I - Follis

Obv:– IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right
Rev:– GENIO IMPE-RATORIS, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia
Minted in Alexandria (K | S/ P // ALE). A.D. 308-310
Reference(s) – RIC VI Alexandria 101b (Rated C for IMP-ER but noted as occurring rarely for IMPE-R)



Does anyone have Lugdunum examples?




I have a bizarre looking Mars from Ticinum

Licinius I - Follis

Obv:– IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right
Rev:– MARTI CON-SERVATORI, Mars, helmeted, in military dress, cloak over right shoulder, standing right, holding upright spear, point downwards, resting left hand on shield
Minted in Ticinum (* | _ // ST). A.D. 314-315
Reference(s) – RIC VII Ticinum 13 (Rated R3)

 

Arf !

Q

 

@Cucumbor I'm really liking the coins in your OP as well as all the other examples posted.
(I wanted to say I like everyone's Liciniuses, but grammatically is that s' or es?)

Here is a pair I picked up the other day:


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

 

A lovely and ironic matching pair, @dadams.

 

I can find no folly in your folii @dadams