RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 19, LICINIUS I, UNLISTED OFFICINA

OBVERSE	LICINIVS-AVGVSTVS [LICINIVS AVGVSTVS]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-LICINIAVG [IOVI CONS LICINI AVG]; Jupiter stg. l. on platform, chlamys across l. shoulder, holding Victory on globe, leaning on sceptre; at feet, eagle with wreath; SIC X/SIC XX on face of platform. Wreath in right field. SMNÎ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Î. RIC lists for this type officinae G and D (p. 602). Coin belongs to the issue struck for the decennalia of Licinius I. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 601.

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Aureus. Weight 5.29 g. Coin sold on Ira & Larry Goldberg auction in May 2007 for $10,000. This specimen sold earlier on A. Tkalec AG auction in May 2006 for $12,621 [click for picture]; - specimen sold on A. Tkalec AG auction in February 2001 for $8,382 [click for picture].