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Aureus of Licinius

Byzantine (Artist)
321-322 CE (Late Antique)
gold; struck

Obverse: Bust of Licinius II, draped with cloak, frontal. Reverse: Jupiter, enthroned, frontal, holding scepter in left hand and Victory in right hand; Victory, right, offers a wreath; eagle of Jupiter to left below, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, Γ (officina mark).

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] LICINIVS AVG(ustus) OB D(iem) V (quinquennalium) FILII SVI [Translation] Licinius Augustus on the occasion of his son’s fifth birthday [Inscription, Latin; reverse] IOVI CONS(ervatori) LICINI(us) AVG(ustus); platform inscribed, SIC X SIC XX; in exergue, S(acra) M(oneta) N(icomediae) [Translation] Licinius Augustus (makes a vow) to Jupiter the Protector: just as (he has ruled for) ten (years,) so (let him rule for) twenty; sacred mint of Nicomedia, third mint office

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Edward Gans, New York, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by purchase.

Exhibitions

2002-2005 Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville.
2001-2002 Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville.
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Geographies

Turkey, Izmit (Nicomedia) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 13/16 in. (2.16 cm); axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Museum purchase, 1946

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.691

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