Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on February 09, 2019, 03:33:59 PM

Title: Licinius I GENIO IMPERATORIS from Alexandria
Post by: Victor on February 09, 2019, 03:33:59 PM

I just sold this coin and was thinking that it had a nice portrait...at least for Alexandria.


Licinius I
A.D. 308-310
23x25mm    5.5gm
IMP C VAL LIC LICINIVS P F AVG; Laureate head right.
GENIO IMPERATORIS; Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left, K | B / P across fields
In ex. ALE
RIC VI Alexandria 107b

Title: Re: Licinius I GENIO IMPERATORIS from Alexandria
Post by: Nikko on February 10, 2019, 09:23:41 AM

Great portrait