I grabbed this (only bidder) for what I think was a pretty sweet deal: $15 brought this nice piece of Londinium mint home with me. It was hard to photograph the patches of silvering on the obverse (I'll see if I can improve the photos to reflect this). Kind of incredible to think that only a century after this coin was struck, Londinium and the rest of Britannia were already lost to the Romans forever. Licinius I, Western Roman Empire AE follis Obv: IMP LICINIVS PF AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol radiate standing left, right hand raised, globe in left hand, chalamys draped over left shoulder, S in left field, F in right field Mint: London (struck 316-317 AD); Mintmark: MLN (in ex) Ref: RIC VII 48, rated R2
Very nice score. Love the price. I've always liked the coins from London. As in most other mints, London has a distinct style. I own a couple of Licinius I coins from London, one of which has a very similar portrait: 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 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 3.1g, 21mm RIC VII 3
that's a solid bargain bin score VK! i don't have ANY london mint acients! and i have only a handfull of licinius i cois, here' my fav from alexandria...
I was fortunate enough to be able to buy from a long time metal detectorist who search in Britain for over 40 years recently. I picked out 5 very high end, (basically as struck, gXF or FDC) London mint coins from the offerings. One of these days I might even get them photographed.
Sweet and thrifty score, Jango ... congrats! I only have one example of Licinius, but it is from the Heraclea mint ...
Great coin VK. This is my latest Licinius Bronze IMP LICINIUS AVG - Laureate & cuirassed bust right IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG - emperor, holding thunderbolt & sceptre, carried by eagle standing right, its left wing pointing downward. Mintmark PARL Mint: Arles (308-326 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.12g / 19mm / - References: RIC Arles VII 192
A very nice coin, VK! It reminds me that I have yet to collect a Licinius/Sol type. I do have two IOVI CONSERVATORI types, one from Siscia, one from Nicomedia...
My ONLY London Licinius.... Licinius- Follis Obv:– IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev:– GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys round waist, left hand holding cornucopiae and right hand holding patera Minted in London (_ | * / PLN). Reference:– RIC VII London 209c
After a little research, it turns out that Licinius was not paired with Sol very often, making the OP coin scarce, even scarcer from London, and even scarcer in such a nice grade. I would say $15 for that coin is officially a steal. Well-done sir!
