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I bought this coin ages ago as an unidentified ancient. I believe it to be Licinius despite the off-center obverse. My question relates to where this coin was minted. So which mint was this coin from? Image:  liciniusobv.jpg36.46 KB Image: liciniusrev.jpg38.48 KB |
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I can't read anything of the mintmark left there; it seems to be completely worn away.  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Sap- hmmm, so there is no way of determining the mint based on the reverse design?
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From what I can make out of the reverse it is< Sol standing facing left and holding a glode with raised arm. Mints listed for this type where Arles, Rome and Ticinum.
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Thanks Sap & echizento! Is there any way to determine the meaning of the inscription on the reverse? Might this inscription provide further clues as to the mint?
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No. The reverse is a standard Constantinian period type, "SOLI INVICTO COMITI" (the Unconquerable Sun, Companion), used at every mint in the empire.
A careful examination of the style and fabric of the coin might lead a Late Roman Bronze (LRB) expert to deduce the mint. I'm nowhere near that level of expertise.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Your coin is from Ticinum. It is RIC VI Ticinum 131c, minted AD 312- 313.
The reverse inscription, SOLI INVICTO COMITI, translates roughly as "To my companion the invincible sun (god)".
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"used at every mint in the empire."
The SOLI INVICTO COMITI in bronze was only struck in mints controlled by Constantine in the western half of the Roman Empire. The Eastern part, controlled by Licinius, struck IOVI CONSERVATORI coins. In AD 317, Siscia began striking SOLI types after Constantine won the territory from Licinius following the civil war between them.
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