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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     681245 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     LICINIUS II Date Ruled:     AD 317-324 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 321-322 Weight:     5.32 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C Obverse Description:     Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust facing Reverse Legend:     IOVI CONSER_VATORI CAES Reverse Description:     Jupiter seated facing on high-backed throne on platform, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre in left; eagle with wreath at feet to left; platform inscribed SIC●V●/SIC●XX● Exergue:     SMNΓ Mint Mark:     SMNΓ Mint:     Nicomedia Primary Reference:     RIC VII 042 Reference2:     Depeyrot 31/2 Reference3:     VM 001 Reference4:     Calico acute; 5151 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=58167 Notes:     ($25,000)This facing portrait of Licinius II, along with a parallel issue for his father, was the first frontal representation of an emperor, a presentation that would become standardized in the late Roman and Byzantine periods.

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