Licinius I
| VALERIVS LICINIVS LICINIANVS was born in Moesia Superior about 260 to peasants. He was a military friend of Galerius, who had him named Augustus at the Conference of Carnuntum in 308. Licinius formed an alliance with Constantine I, which provoked Maximinus II to attack in 313, an action which ended with Maximinus' suicide. Licinius fell out with Constantine, which resulted in two civil wars. The first, in 316-317, resulted only in territorial loss for Licinius. The second, in 324, resulted in his defeat and capture. He was executed in the spring of 325 on charges of renewed plotting against Constantine. |
AE centenionalus (19mm 2.30g) Struck 321 A.D. Arelate
Obv: IMP LICINIVS AVG Laureate bust right
Rev D N LICINI AVGVSTI VOT XX Vows in wreath
in exergue
RIC VII 234
AE Follis (23mm 3.23g) Struck 313-315 A.D. Cyzicus
Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate bust right
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI Jupiter standing left holding victory and staff chlamys over shoulder, eagle at left foot with a wreath in its beak. B in rt field SMK in exergue
RIC VII 4
AE Follis (19mm 2.68g) Struck A.D. 312-15 Cyzicus
Obv: IMP LICINIVS AVG laureate, draped, globe and sceptre in left hand, mappa in right hand
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe and a scepter, wreath at his feet Γ in right field SMK in exergue
RIC VII 9 Ex Gil Markus
AE 3 (19mm 2.78g) Struck 318-320 A.D. Heraclea
Obv: IMP LICINIVS AVG Laureate bust left, draped, with globe, scepter and mappa
Rev: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Campgate with 7 layers, no door, and three turrets. (DOT) in right field SMHΔ in exergue
RIC VII 29
AE Follis (21mm 3.40g) Struck 313-317 A.D. Nicomedia
Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate head right
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI Jupiter standing left,chalmys over left shoulder, leaning on scepter, Victory on globe in right hand, eagle with wreath to left SMN in exergue Δ in right field
RIC VII 13
AE Follis (22mm, 3.62g) Struck 312-313 A.D. Rome
Obv: IMP LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI Legionary eagle facing left, between vexilla surmounted by a hand on the left and a wreath on the right R Q in exergue
RIC VI 349c
AE Follis (25mm 2.49g) Struck 312-313 A.D. Thessalonica
Obv: IMP LIC LICNIVS P F AVG Laureate, and cuirassed head right
Rev: IOVI CONSRVATORI AVGG N N Jupiter standing left holding victory and staff chlamys over shoulder, eagle at left foot with a wreath in its beak. 
in exergue
RIC VI 59
AE Follis (24mm 2.87g) Struck 312-313 A.D. Thessalonica
Obv: IMP LIC LICNIVS P F AVG Laureate, and cuirassed head right
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG N N Jupiter standing left holding victory and staff chlamys over shoulder, eagle at left foot with a wreath in its beak. 
in exergue
RIC VI 59
AE Follis (23mm 4.66g) Struck 313-315 A.D. Trier
Obv: IMP LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev: GENIO POP ROM Genius turreted, standing facing head left, loins draped with himation, patera in right hand cornucopiae in left T F across fields PTR in exergue
RIC VII 58 Ex Beast Coins
AE Follis (21mm 2.88g) Struck 316 A.D. Trier
Obv: IMP LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev: GENIO POP ROM Genius turreted, standing facing head left, loins draped with himation, patera in right hand cornucopiae in left T F across fields ATR in exegue
RIC VII 121 ex Steve Tschopp
