6-1442

RIC VI, LONDINIUM 210, LICINIUS, [CONFIRMATION]

  

OBVERSE

IMPLICINIVSPFAVG [IMP LICINIVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.

REVERSE

GENIO-POPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius stg. l., head towered, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Star in right field. PLN in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CONFIRMATION]. RIC correctly describes LONDINIUM 210 as having bust type L (bust l., laur., cuir.), but in footnote 6 on p. 136 Sutherland mentions: "A worn coin: the obv is possibly laur., wearing imperial mantle". In fact, three variants exist: a) laur., in mantle (listed here as LONDINIUM [after 210]; listed also in Huvelin as no. 104b); b) laur., cuir. (LONDINIUM 210, listed in Huvelin as no. 104); c) laur., elaborate cuirass, resembling drapery/mantle (LONDINIUM 210, listed in Huvelin as no. 104a).

Note that in Huvelin variant b) is described as cuirassed and variants a) and c) are described as draped and cuirassed (see p. 41; "buste lauré, drapé, cuirassé à gauche"). See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 134.

Listed in Cloke-Toone (7.05.008) as cuirassed.

See also:
LONDINIUM [after 210], LICINIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

NOTES

Weight 3.76 g. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. B.107). Variant b).

Other specimens:

- sold on Münzen & Medaillen auction 45 (lot 94) in June 2017 for EUR 60; weight 5.04 g; variant b) [click for picture];

- sold on BAC Numismatics auction 22 (lot 94) in May 2020 for EUR 150; sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 76 (lot 1228) in November 2020 for EUR 240; weight 3.92 g; diameter 23 mm; variant c) [click for picture];

- sold on Spink auction 15006 (lot 90) in September 2015 for GBP 300; plate coin in Cloke-Toone; ex Lee Toone; sold on CNG eAuction 564 (lot 665) in June 2024 for USD 130; weight 4.12 g; diameter 21-23.7 mm; variant c) [click for picture];

- from Ancient Imports; weight 3.88 g; diameter 23.82 mm; variant b) [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in March 2015 for EUR 83; weight 4.60 g; diameter 22 mm; variant c) [click for picture];

- from Roma Numismatics eSale 35 (lot 1473) in May 2017; weight 4.26 g; diameter 23 mm; variant b) [click for picture];

- from Huvelin (plate 11, no. 104); Sarzeau hoard, no. 3492; variant b) [click for picture];

- from Huvelin (plate 11, no. 104a); Musée de Lausanne no. 58; variant c) [click for picture];

- sold on Spink auction 8006 (lot 1199) in March 2008 for GBP 55; variant b) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski