Roman Follis: IMP LICINIVS AVG / IOVI CONSERVATORI... Lot 1

Roman Follis: IMP LICINIVS AVG / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG (SMK)   Licinius I (308-324 AD) / Follis 317-320 AD / Bronze / 19 mm / 2.8g   AV.: IMP LICINIVS AVG, head of LiciniusI, laureate, left, shouldered sceptre and globe in left and holding mappa with right. RV.: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing facing left, holding Victoria on globe in right, carrying chlamys over left shoulder, supporting sceptre staff with left. In the left field: wreath. In the right field: B. SMK in exergue.   In good condition.   Valerius Licinianus Licinius: Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign he was a colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he drafted the Edict of Milan (313 AD), which officially granted tolerance to Christians in the Roman Empire.   Provenance: Swiss private collection R. Bonsera, Basel. Purchased in around 2010 from the art market Basel. Before that in Swiss private collection, Basel Area.   Est.: 50 – 100 CHF / Start: No reserve