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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

Dimensions3/4 in., 0.13 oz (1.9 cm, 3.6 g)

Object number1980.030.067

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

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

Mint Mark: SMHΓ, with Λ in reverse right field (Heraclea)

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

Status

Not on view

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