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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.129.108
People
Licinius I, Roman (r. 308 - 324 CE)
Title
Follis of Licinius, Nicomedia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 312
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/141748

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.99 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: GENIO AVGVSTI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VI, p. 566, 71a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Townsend-Vermeule Gift
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.129.108
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: IMPCVAL LICINIVS PF AVG Laureate bust, r.
Rev.: GENIO AVGVSTI Genius standing l. at altar.

Verification Level

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