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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3297499, member: 74834&quot;]I thought about starting a new thread about the amazing small head coinage, but found this one very interesting. So the head was made small for the engraver to be able to include a long text on the rim of the coin? A larger head and less vertical body would have done that, too. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Was Licinius II the only imperial with this type of a shrunken head? Licinius&#039;s caesarial colleague Crispus didn&#039;t have any such types, I believe.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]872943[/ATTACH] </p><p>Licinius II, caesar (317-324). Follis, Cyzicus. Obv. 317-320 AD. Small laureate, draped half-length bust left, holding mappa, globe and sceptre. D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C. Rev. Jupiter standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, wreath to left, Γ to right. IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS. Mintmark SMK. 18.5 mm, 3.00 gr. Reddish copper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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