RIC VII Nicomedia 15

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 313–AD 317

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Nicomedia (ancient mint)

AE2 in bronze struck at Nicomedia under Licinius, AD 313–AD 317, catalogued as RIC VII Nicomedia 15. Obverse: Head of Licinius, laureate, right. Reverse: Jupiter, nude, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; to left, eagle holding wreath. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Bronze
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint: Nicomedia
Issuing authority: Licinius

Design

Obverse type: Head of Licinius, laureate, right
Reverse type: Jupiter, nude, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; to left, eagle holding wreath
Obverse legend: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.nic.15
Catalogue reference: RIC VII Nicomedia 15
Type corpus identifier: ric.7.nic.15

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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