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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24708673, member: 26430&quot;]Nice to see this post get another breath of life!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my favorite Licinius II --</p><p>It overlaps my two favorite collections: &quot;Barbarians &amp; Captives&quot; and &quot;Object Biography&quot; (Old Collections &amp; Plate Coins).</p><p><br /></p><p>I just loved the detail on this captive on the reverse. Fantastic depiction of his headwear, beard, and trousers. I also loved the portrait of the juvenile Licinius jr. -- it reminds me of the porphyry Licinius at Cairo! (Even the surface toning! See below.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m still using the original photo from Victor&#039;s Imperial Coins on VCoins:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1578991[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex Giovanni Dattari (1853/8-1928) Collection of Late Roman Bronze Coins. It was quite a thrill to find it illustrated on the <a href="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/Rulers/Licinius_II/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/Rulers/Licinius_II/" rel="nofollow">Licinius II page</a> of <a href="https://constantinethegreatcoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://constantinethegreatcoins.com/" rel="nofollow">https://constantinethegreatcoins.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1578992[/ATTACH]</p><p>(since &quot;digital plate coins&quot; can change, I always save a screenshot &amp; date, so I can also check Internet Archive later if necessary)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1578993[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>Left</b>: The Porphypry Licinius at Cairo, depicting Licinius Sr. </i></p><p><i><b>Right</b>: Junior -- quite the resemblance!!</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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