Gold aureus of Licinius I, Nicomedia, 321-322 A.D.
LICINIVS AVG OB D V FILII SVI; bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust facing.
IOVI CONS LICINI AVG; Jupiter seated facing enthroned on platform, holding Victory on globe in r. hand and sceptre in l.; in field l., eagle with wreath in beak. The platform is inscribed SIC X / SIC XX; in exergue, SMND.
RIC 41;Cohen 128; Calicó 5094; Alföldi 262; Depeyrot 31/1
Picture credit: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG (Auction 105), 94.5.2018, lot 116
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