Double Strike Appears as Jugate Busts

443, Lot: 601. Estimate $150. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Licinius I. AD 308-324. Æ Follis (24mm, 3.53 g, 4h). Thessalonica mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 312-313. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and scepter; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; • TS • A •. RIC VI 60. VF, green patina, earthen encrustation. Double struck, resulting in two clear portrait profiles, appearing similar to jugate busts.