Nummus - Licinius II PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; Heraclea
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Licinius I (308-324)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 317 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.29 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 520896 |
| References | RIC VII# 19 Patrick Magnus Bruun; 1966. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 7. Constantine I – Licinius (AD 313–337). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.7.her.19Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Licinius II left, laureate, draped, cuirassed, holding mappa in right hand raised and with left hand a transverse sceptre across left shoulder.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C
Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Valerius Licinianus Licinius Nobilis Caesar.
Translation: Our Lord Valerius Licinianus Licinius, most noble Caesar.
Reverse
Campgate with three turrets, no door, varying number of stone layers.
Mintmark and officina in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS
Unabridged legend: Providentiae Duorum Caesarum.
Translation: The foresight of the two caesars.
Mint
| MHTA | Heraclea, modern-day Marmara Ereğli, Turkey |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (317) | 4th Officina (MHT∆) | 100% | |||||||||||||
| ND (317) | 5th Officina (MHTϵ) | 0% | |||||||||||||
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