Licinius I. AD 308-324. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.21 g, 6h). Siscia mint. Struck AD 316. EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 900. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 11 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Licinius I. AD 308-324. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.21 g, 6h). Siscia mint. Struck AD 316. LICINI VS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONSER VATORI AVG, Jupiter standing left, nude but for chlamys draped over left shoulder, holding thunderbolt in right hand and long scepter in left; at his feet to left, eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in beak; –|X//SIS. RIC VII 21; Depeyrot 12/1 var. (rev. legend break); Calicó 5120; Biaggi –. Toned with some luster, light hairlines, minor edge marks. EF. Extremely rare.

Ex Brexit Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 111, 29 May 2019), lot 801; ArtCoins Roma 8 (4 February 2014), lot 715 (hammer €20,000).

This aureus was struck at Siscia (modern Sisak, Croatia) during the brief border war of AD 316 between the rival emperors Licinius I, in the East, and Constantine I, in the West. The reverse invokes the protection of Jupiter, traditional head of the Roman pantheon, as the champion of Licinius in his struggle against Constantine, who had forsaken the old gods of Rome to embrace Christianity.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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