Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 111 29 May 2019
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Licinius I. AD 308-324. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.34 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 315-316. LICINIVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / VICTORIAE AVGG NN, Victory standing right, half-draped, inscribing VOT X MVLT XX onto shield set on banded column to right; SMANЄ. RIC VII 10; Depeyrot 19/1 (this coin cited in inventory volume); Calicó 5138; Biaggi 1949 (same dies); Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, lustrous, a few marks. Very rare.
From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 610; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 146.
Licinius is depicted here in the full-blown "Tetrarchic style," which anticipates Art Deco in its use of angular outlines, smooth contours, and uniform regularity over distinct and individual detail.
From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 610; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 146.
Licinius is depicted here in the full-blown "Tetrarchic style," which anticipates Art Deco in its use of angular outlines, smooth contours, and uniform regularity over distinct and individual detail.