Nummus - Licinius I IOVI CONSERVATORI; Siscia

Obverse

Laureate head of Licinius I to the right

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG .

Unabridged legend: Imperator Licinius Pius Felix Augustus.

Translation: Supreme Commander Licinius I, pious, successful emperor.

Reverse

Jupiter, nude, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; to left, eagle holding wreath.
Officine in right field.
Mintmark between dots in exergue.

Scripts: Latin, Greek

Lettering: IOVI CON-SERVATORI

Unabridged legend: Iovi Conservatori.

Translation: To Jupiter, protector.

Edge

Rough

Mint

Comments

Light weight. A single ribbon visible at the ball end
This type is made before the reform of 313 which lowered the weight of the follis to 1/96th of a pound (3.38 g). Before this date, bronzes were cut to 1/72th of a pound (4.51 g) or 1/84th of a pound (3.87 g). This type of bronze is struck before the death of Maximin II. The year 313 would see a triple lowering of the nummus passing successively from 1/72 L (4,51 g) to 1/84 L (3,87 g), finally to 1/96 L (3,38 g).

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Poids léger. Un seul ruban visible à l’extrémité bouletée
Ce type est fabriqué avant la réforme de 313 qui abaissa le poids du follis au 1/96e de livre (3,38 g). Avant cette date, les bronzes étaient taillés au 1/72e de livre (4,51 g) ou au 1/84e de livre (3,87 g). Ce type de bronze est frappé avant la mort de Maximin II. L’année 313 verrait un triple abaissement du nummus passant successivement du 1/72 L (4,51 g) au 1/84 L (3,87 g), enfin au 1/96 L (3,38 g).

See also

• Globe

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