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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Coin of Licinius II

Place CreatedMarmara Ereğlisi, Turkey, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Licinius

Date318-320 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions11/16 in., 0.13 oz (1.8 cm, 3.8 g)

Object number1980.030.066

Label TextObverse: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, with laureate and draped bust of Licinius II to left, holding scepter in left hand and mappa in right

Reverse: Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, with three-turreted campgate

Mint Mark: SMHA, with dot in reverse right field (Heraclea)

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

Status

Not on view

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