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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Coin of Licinius I

Place CreatedThessaloniki, Greece, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodReign of Licinius

Date320 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

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

Object number1980.030.003

Label TextObverse: IMP LICINIVS AVG, with helmeted and cuirassed bust of Licinius I to right

Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT, with standard inscribed VOT/XX flanked by two seated captives

Mint Mark: •TS•A• (Thessalonica), with S and F in reverse left and right fields

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

Status

Not on view

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