RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 20, LICINIUS I, MINTMARK VARIETY

OBVERSE	LICINIVS-AVGVSTVS [LICINIVS AVGVSTVS]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-LICINIAVG [IOVI CONS LICINI AVG]; Jupiter std. l. on throne to front on platform, chlamys across l. shoulder, holding Victory on globe, leaning on sceptre; at feet, eagle with wreath; SIC X/SIC XX on face of platform. •SMNΔ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to NICOMEDIA 20 (NAC 117, lot 358, 5.24 g) except for dot in m.m. Listed in Depeyrot (p. 125, no. 25/1), only officina Δ attested. Accidental or sub-issue? See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 601.

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Aureus. Weight 5.23 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin offered on Münzen & Medaillen auction 92 (lot 297) in November 2002; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 80 (Lot 253) in October 2014 for CHF 15,000; sold on Roma Numismatics auction XIX (lot 937) in March 2020 for GBP 10,000. Other specimens: - sold on CNG Triton XVII (lot 794) in January 2014 for USD 37,500; sold on NAC auction 138 (lot 831) in May 2023 for CHF 26,000; sold on MDC Monaco auction 18 (lot 255) in May 2026 for EUR 22,000; weight 5.26 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture].