RIC VII, SISCIA 18, LICINIUS I, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	LICINI-VSPFAVG [LICINIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICON-SERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, holding Victory on globe, leaning on sceptre; at feet, eagle holding sceptre. X in right field. SIS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 18 (CNG Triton XVI, lot 1153, 5.21 g) except for eagle holding sceptre instead of wreath. Cf. footnote 18 on p. 425 and CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 425. Note also that specimen shown on plate 12, no. 18 (from the British Museum) has eagle holding sceptre. Listed in Depeyrot (p. 101, no. 16/1) but this detail is not mentioned.

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.41 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics auction 2 (lot 764) in October 2011 for GBP 10,000. Other specimens: - sold on CNG auction 78 (lot 1859) in May 2008 for USD 12,000; weight 5.25 g [click for picture]; - sold on CNG auction 102 (lot 1096) in May 2016 for USD 6,000; weight 5.30 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. R.139); plate coin in RIC; weight 5.32 g [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 88 (lot 698) in October 2015 for CHF 3,250; weight 5.14 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Boule Mail Bid Sale (lot 26) in June 2021 for EUR 2,100; weight 4.81 g [click for picture].