Dramatic Double Strike

382, Lot: 451. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Licinius II. Caesar, AD 317-324. Æ Follis (24mm, 3.40 g, 12h). Antoich, 7th officina. Struck circa AD 321-3. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over right shoulder, shield on left arm / Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and eagle-tipped scepter; at his feet; eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak, and bound captive to right; X/II(ornate Γ)/SMANTZ. RIC VII 36. VF, reddish-brown surfaces. Rare. Dramatic and interesting double strike.

From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.