- Co 514 (Late Roman bronze coin of Licinius II from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 318
- Not before (date)
- 318
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC VII Rome 139, p. 313
- Description
- The flan is undersized for the type by up to 40%.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG. Very slight nicking, and wide section of edge at obverse upper right apparently snapped off and rounded from use, and smaller oblique gouge in edge at reverse lower right; slight, frequent pitting.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 808 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Licinius II (Caesar, 317-324)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 11.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.5
- Obverse Description
- Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- LIC[INIVS IVN NOB CAE]S
- Reverse Description
- Emperor standing facing but turned to right, wearing military attire with boots and spread mantle, holding transverse spear in right hand from side and globe in upraised left hand; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- [PRINCIPIA I-VVENT]VTIS
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Weaponry and Armor (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 514 (Late Roman bronze coin of Licinius II from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0514>
