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Licinius I and Licinius II, Holding Fortuna obverse, Rare 5

Æ Follis; 22mm/5.1gm  Struck ca. 320 AD

Con/ Some roughness, otherwise, Good Very Fine. Well struck and perfectly centered on either side, complete and crisp legends, warm brown/green patina with brassy high-lights.

Obv/ DD NN IOVII LICINII INVICT AVG ET CAES; confronted, draped half-length busts of Licinius I and Licinius II holding between them a statue of Fortuna.

Rev/ I O M ET FORT CONSER DD NN AVG ET CAES (Jupiter Best and Greatest and Fortuna Protetcs our lords Augustus and Caesar); Fortuna, wearing modius, on the left, standing right, holding rudder on globe in her right hand and cornucopia in her left, facing Jupiter, on the right, standing left, holding Victory on globe in his right hand and long scepter in his left.

Nicomedia Mint; SMNA in exergue

Ref/ RIC Vol VII, 38 (Nicomedia), Vagi 3015

Seller's Note/ Apparently struck to celebrate the investitures of Constantine II and Licinius II with the title Caesar, 317 or 318 AD. RIC VII places it in 320 AD. If RIC is correct with their date, Licinius junior was only 5 years old, although he is presented on the obverse as a young man.