brm_219092 - LICINIUS I Centenionalis ou nummus
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Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 95.00 €
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 320
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,77 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait. Joli revers. Patine vert foncé, légèrement granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP LI-CINIVS AVG.
Obverse description : Buste casqué et cuirassé de Licinius Ier à droite avec pan de paludamentum sur l’épaule, vu de trois quarts en avant (C*5).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ROMAE A-ETERNAE/ P|R// RP.
Reverse description : Rome casquée et drapée assise à droite sur un bouclier, inscrivant X/V de la main droite sur un bouclier placé sur ses genoux.
Reverse translation : “Romae Aeternae” (Rome Eternelle).
Commentary
Poids léger. Casque lisse. Cuirasse et épaulière cloutées. Ptéryges fines. Les lettres dans le Champ P R peuvent se développer par “Populus Romanus” (le peuple romain).
Historical background
LICINIUS I
(11/11/308-09/324)
Licinius I was proclaimed august directly following the conference of Carnuntum, on November 11, 308. In 313, after the rescript of Milan, he married Constantine's half-sister, Constantia. In 316 a first war took place between Licinius and Constantine. It ends with the death of Valens and the signing of a peace between the two augusts. On April 1, 317, three Caesars were created: Crispus, Constantine II and Licinius II. A second war broke out between Constantine and Licinius in 321. It ended with the decisive defeat of Chrysopolis in 324 and the deposition of Licinius, exiled to Thessalonica before being executed the following year..
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