Licinius

308 - 324 A.D.

Licinius was a soldier and friend of Galerius. When Diocletian effected the Tetrarchy, Galerius became emperor of the East and he named his friend emperor of the West. Licinius cohabited the west with the usurper Maxentius whom he was unable to expel; his own rival Constantine I later getting the job done. When Galerius died in 311 Licinius moved out East becoming Galerius's successor and leaving the West to be squabbled between Maxentius and Constantine. Within another year Constantine would defeat Maxentius and Licinius the usurper Maximinus Daia. From then on Licinius and Constantine would be on-again off-again enemies partly because Constantine was Christian while Licinius pagan and partly simply because each wished to be sole emperor. In the end several battles fought and lost to Constantine had him on the run until he could gather no more armies, abdicated and was soon found and executed.

AE Follis

RIC 6 (Heraclea) AE Follis Obv: IMPCVALLICINLICINIVSPFAVG - Radiate head right
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORIAVGG Exe: Δ/SMH(officina) - Jupiter standing left, holding scepter and Victory; at feet, an eagle with wreath in its beak. Lot sold for $17 11/12/01.


RIC 8 (Siscia) AE Follis Obv: IMPLICLICINIVSPFAVG. Laureate head right.
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORI. Jupiter standing facing, head left, scepter in left hand, Victory on globe in right hand, eagle with wreath at feet.


RIC 9 (Nicomedia) AE Follis Obv: IMPLICINIVSAVG - Laureate bust left, draped, with globe and scepter in left hand, mappa in right.
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORIAVGG - Jupiter standing left, holding victory and scepter. Lot sold for $12 11/6/01.


RIC 17 (Antioch) AE Follis Obv: IMPLICLICINIVSPFAVG. Laureate, cuirassed, draped bust right.
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORIAVGG NN. Jupiter standing facing, head left, scepter in left hand, Victory on globe in right hand, eagle with wreath at feet.


RIC 17a (Heraclea) AE Follis Obv: IMPCCVALDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG - Laureate head right.
Rev: GENIOPOPVLIROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia.


RIC 24 (Nicomedia) AE Follis Obv: IMPLICINIVSAVG; Laureate Licinius facing left.
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORIAVGG; Jupiter standing left, holding scepter and Victory on a globe.


RIC 49 (Thessalonica) AE Follis Obv: IMPCVALLICLICINIVSPFAVG - Laureate head right
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORI - Jupiter standing left, holding globe and scepter. Lot sold for $9 11/25/01.


RIC 52 (Heraclea) AE Follis Obv: IMPCVALLICINLICINIVSPFAVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORI; Jupiter standing left. Lot sold for $19 12/16/01.


RIC 54 (Heraclea) AE Follis Obv: DNVALLICINLICINIVSNOBC - Helmeted bust left, with spear and shield
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORI - Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe and scepter, at feet, left, an eagle with wreath in beak, at right, a captive. Lot sold for $9 11/27/01.


RIC 60 (Thessalonica) AE Follis Obv: IMPLICLICINIVSPFAVG - Laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORIAVGGNN - Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe and scepter, at feet, left, an eagle with a wreath in its beak.


RIC 67 (Aquileia) AE Follis Obv: IMPLICINIVSAVG - Laureate head right.
Rev: DOMININLICINIAVG - Wreath within is written VOT/XX.


RIC 68 (Nicomedia) AE Follis Obv: IMPCVALLICINIANLICINIVSPFAVG - Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORIAVGG - Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe and scepter, at feet, left, a wreath.


RIC 69a (Nicomedia) AE Follis Obv: IMPCVALLICINLICINIVSPFAVG - Laureate head right
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORI - Jupiter standing left, hold Victory and a scepter; at feet an eagle with a wreath in its beak. Lot sold for $27 11/5/01.


RIC 73 (Heraclea) AE Follis Obv: IMPCVALLICINLICINIVSPFAVG - Laureate head right
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORIAVGG - Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe and scepter; at feet left, an eagle with a wreath in its beak.


RIC 162a (Antioch) AE Follis Obv: IMPCLICLICINNIVSPFAVG - Laureate head right.
Rev: GENIOAVGVSTI - Genius standing left, holding Victory on a globe and cornucopia. Lot sold for $7 12/16/01.


RIC 226 AE Follis Obv: DIVOGALVALMAXIMIANO; veiled head right
Rev: FORTIFORTVNAE; Fortuna standing left, holding anchor and cornucopiae. Lot sold for $47 11/17/01.


VM 10 AE Follis Obv: VALLICINIVSPFAVG; laur head right.
Rev: GENIOAVGVSTI; Genius standing left, leaning on baton.


AE3

RIC 17 (Heraclea) AE3 Obv: IMPLICINIVSAVG - Laureate bust left, draped, with globe, scepter and mappa
Rev: PROVIDENTIAEAVGG - Campgate with three turrets, no door and two stars above.


RIC 52 (Heraclea) AE3 Obv: IMPCVALLICINLICINIVSPFAVG - Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed.
Rev: IOVICONSERVATORI - Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on a globe and scepter, at feet, left, a wreath; right, a captive.


RIC 61 (Thessalonica) AE3 Obv: IMPLICINIVSAVG - Laureate bust right, cuirassed
Rev: VICTORIAAVGGNN - Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm.


RIC 76 (Thessalonica) AE3 Obv: IMPLICINIVSAVG - Helmeted bust right, cuirassed
Rev: VIRTVSEXERCIT - Banner with VOT/XX on it standing between two bound captives.


RIC 167a (Antioch) AE3 Obv: IMPCLICLICINIVSPFAVG - Laureate head right.
Rev: SOLIINVICTO Exe: AI/*/ANT - Sol standing left, holding the head of Serapis and raising right hand.


VM 22 AE3 Obv: IMPCVALLICINLICINIVSPFAVG; Laureate, draped bust right.
IOVICONSERVATORI; jupiter stg. left with eagle at feet.