RIC VII, LYONS [before 48], LICINIUS I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B4]

OBVERSE	IMPLICINIVSPFAVG [IMP LICINIVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir. [B4].
REVERSE	GENIO-POPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius with modius on head, stg. l., loins dr. with himation, patera in r. hand, cornucopiae in l. TF in left field, star in right field. PLG in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B4. Not attested for obv. legend 2a (p. 125). Not listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) and Bastien Lyon - suppléments I-II. However, probably this very type is listed in Bastien Lyon - supplément I (p. 48, no. 597α) with incorrect description (bust F*6, i.e., with spear across r. shoulder, shield on l. arm). Should be listed in RIC before LYONS 48.

NOTES

Weight 3.49 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 43 (lot 803) in February 2018 for GBP 130. Other specimens: - from Bastien Lyon - supplément I (plate IX, no. 597α); weight 2.75 g [click for picture].