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ID number: BIRBI-R2851 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Licinius I; Licinius II; Siscia Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Croatia, Sisak Culture: Roman Date made: 319-320 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 2.63 Axis (degrees): 225.00 Provenance: Haines 623. Bequeathed by the Late Earle Fox, 1923. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Licinius II, wearing laurel wreath, draped and cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Two Victories, draped and winged, standing facing each other, holding shield, inscribed with VOT PR, on altar.
Inscriptions: Obverse: LICINIVS IVH NOB C (Licinius the Younger, Noble Caesar). Reverse: VICT LHETAE PHINC PERP (Joyous Victory to the Perpetual Prince). In Exergue: ΓSIS
Bibliography: RIC VII 106
Notes: According to RIC, the ΓSIS in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Siscia.
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