A New (From A Few Months Ago) Roman.

Aethelred

My delightful wife got this for me for my birthday back in May:

It is a bronze Follis of Licinius The Elder. It was minted in Heraclea between AD 308-310. The reference numbers are SR-15171 or if you like thick books RIC VI 37b.

Licinius was the chief and final rival of Constantine The Great and they fought for power over a period of many years with Constantine finally taking sole rule of the Empire. After his final defeat in AD 324 Constantine allowed Licinius to retire. In AD 326 there were charges that Licinius was plotting against Constantine, it is not clear at this point if there was any truth to these charges, they could have been fabricated by Constantine himself. In any event Licinius was executed.

ChangeInHistory

Nice coin and history behind it.

Thoughtful gift too, did she know you needed/wanted it?

Zohar

Very nice gift and write up!

lordmarcovan

Originally posted by: Aethelred

A New (From A Few Months Ago) Roman

Wow, just think... that's only a few months old. I could've sworn it was ancient.

Aethelred

Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

Originally posted by: Aethelred
A New (From A Few Months Ago) Roman

Wow, just think... that's only a few months old. I could've sworn it was ancient.

It seems like just yesterday that he was fighting Constantine, wait that WAS yesterday on the ancient history podcast I was listening to.

Jackthecat1

A very nice coin and history lesson.

asheland

Cool!

CIVITAS

Nice example. You don't see the larger module folles of Licinius nearly as often as you do the other tetrarchic rulers.