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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4532252, member: 96898&quot;]That&#039;s the same person as the ill-fated Constantine II – sometimes, a &quot;Jr.&quot; is added to his name in order to more easily distinguish him from his father.</p><p><br /></p><p>And you&#039;re of course right about Licinius II. I bought this one because of the hilariously grotesque portrait – maybe the result of a failed internship program at the Antioch engraver&#039;s workshop? (Yet, it deserves some bonus points for Licinius&#039; tiny hands. They kind of remind me of another, even less successful ruler.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122504[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Licinius II, Roman Empire, AE3, 317–320 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate and draped bust left, holding mappa, globe, and sceptre. Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, captive at feet left, delta in right field. 18mm, 2.82g. Ref: RIC VII, 29 delta. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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