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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 5513922, member: 44316"]Here is a coin of the emperor we call Licinius with an early long version of his name. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1240090[/ATTACH]</p><p>25 mm, which is large for a coin of Licinius because it is an early issue. Later coins were smaller.</p><p><b>VAL LICINNIANVS</b> LICINNIVS PF AVG</p><p>GENIO AVGVSTI, A in left field star in right, MKV in exergue.</p><p>RIC Cyzicus 54.</p><p>The second tetrarchy ended with the death of Constantius in July 306 and the orderly tetrarchal system broke down. In 308 three rulers were claiming the title of Augustus in the west (Constantine, Maxentius, and Maximian [second reign]) and Galerius, Augustus in the east, called the famous "Conference at Carnuntum" to straighten out who had what title where. The retired Diocletian lent his authority. The result was the Maximian was told to retire again, Maxentius was declared a "public enemy", and Constantine was told he was demoted to Caesar and a new man, Licinius was elevated to Augustus in the west without having been Caesar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nevertheless, Constantine and Maxentius continued to mint as Augusti and Licinius did not control any western territory. Galerius let him have some territory in the middle. The mint of Cyzicus is the only mint to spell his name with "NN" (and only on early issues) and the only mint to use that very long version of his name. Mid-length versions include IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG (VAL for Valerius). Later his legends are as simple as "IMP LICINIVS AVG".[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 5513922, member: 44316"]Here is a coin of the emperor we call Licinius with an early long version of his name. [ATTACH=full]1240090[/ATTACH] 25 mm, which is large for a coin of Licinius because it is an early issue. Later coins were smaller. [B]VAL LICINNIANVS[/B] LICINNIVS PF AVG GENIO AVGVSTI, A in left field star in right, MKV in exergue. RIC Cyzicus 54. The second tetrarchy ended with the death of Constantius in July 306 and the orderly tetrarchal system broke down. In 308 three rulers were claiming the title of Augustus in the west (Constantine, Maxentius, and Maximian [second reign]) and Galerius, Augustus in the east, called the famous "Conference at Carnuntum" to straighten out who had what title where. The retired Diocletian lent his authority. The result was the Maximian was told to retire again, Maxentius was declared a "public enemy", and Constantine was told he was demoted to Caesar and a new man, Licinius was elevated to Augustus in the west without having been Caesar. Nevertheless, Constantine and Maxentius continued to mint as Augusti and Licinius did not control any western territory. Galerius let him have some territory in the middle. The mint of Cyzicus is the only mint to spell his name with "NN" (and only on early issues) and the only mint to use that very long version of his name. Mid-length versions include IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG (VAL for Valerius). Later his legends are as simple as "IMP LICINIVS AVG".[/QUOTE]
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