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RIC VII Cyzicus 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 313–AD 315

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE2 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Licinius, AD 313–AD 315, catalogued as RIC VII Cyzicus 1. Obverse: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right. Reverse: Genius, wearing modius, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.

Obverse legend: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: GENIO AV-GVSTI CM_H.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

This coin was produced between AD 313 and AD 315 at Cyzicus, an ancient Greek town in Mysia in Anatolia. It was struck under Licinius, Roman emperor from 308 to 324, who co-authored the Edict of Milan granting toleration to Christians alongside Constantine I. For much of his reign, Licinius served as both colleague and rival to Constantine, who had been proclaimed emperor in 306 before defeating Licinius in 324.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Cyzicus
Issuing authority
Licinius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
Reverse type
Genius, wearing modius, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO AV-GVSTI CM_H

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.cyz.1
Catalogue reference
RIC VII Cyzicus 1
Type corpus identifier
ric.7.cyz.1
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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