- Co 962 (Late Roman bronze coin of Licinius II from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 320
- Not before (date)
- 320
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC VII Thessalonica 79, p. 508
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF. Slightly chipped edge; extensive, minute pitting and rare cratering.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 36, no. 359 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Numismatic Authority
- Licinius II (Caesar, 317-324)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 20.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.32
- Obverse Description
- Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor to left; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES
- Reverse Description
- Two captives seated at foot of labarum bearing inscription in two lines; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- VIRTVS – EXERCIT; on labarum, VOT | XX; in fields, S – F; in exergue, •TS•A•
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 962 (Late Roman bronze coin of Licinius II from Thessalonica).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0962>
