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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Coin of Licinius II

Place CreatedAntioch, Syria, Asia

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Licinius

Date317-320 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions3/4 in., 0.11 oz (1.9 cm, 3.2 g)

Object number1980.030.039

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

Mint Mark: SMANT, with A in reverse right field

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

Status

Not on view

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