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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3540702, member: 19463&quot;]There are some really, really neat coins of Licinius but I don&#039;t own any of them.&nbsp; At the Richmond show three weeks ago, a dealer had one of the Licinius I and II paired dynastic bust folles which tempted me greatly but it was just so ugly I could not bring myself to buy it.&nbsp; I feel so shallow!&nbsp; There are some great aurei with facing portraits which I will never have.&nbsp; Best:</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=358159" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=358159" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=358159</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My personal best is a not so high grade AE3 from the Roma/Amor/epwc issue shown here before.&nbsp; I still lack the Licinius II version.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]940912[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Licinius was thoughtful toward us modern collectors.&nbsp; He made enough coins we can each have them by the bucket.&nbsp; Constantine made more but the demand for coins of the first Christian emperor makes his easier to sell. Who knows anyone who specializes in Licinius?&nbsp; The one I knew passed years ago.&nbsp; It might be a field open for someone who wants it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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