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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Coin of Licinius I

Place CreatedAntioch, Syria, Asia

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Licinius

Date317-320 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions1/8 oz., 13/16 in. (3 g, 2 cm)

Object number1980.030.034 B

Label TextObverse: IMP LICINIVS AVG, with laureate and draped bust to left, holding mappa in right hand and scepter in left

Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, with nude figure of Jupiter, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left and holding Victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; captive in left field

Mint Mark: SMANT (Antioch) with H in reverse right field
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001

ProvenanceEx coll. Herbert Benario (1929-2022), Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

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