A New (From A Few Months Ago) Roman.

Aethelred · August 16, 2016 11:37AM

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 · August 16, 2016 12:54PM

Nice coin and history behind it.

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

Zohar · August 16, 2016 2:40PM

Very nice gift and write up!

lordmarcovan · August 16, 2016 3:57PM

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 · August 16, 2016 8:54PM

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 · August 17, 2016 5:36AM

A very nice coin and history lesson.

asheland · August 17, 2016 6:10AM

Cool!

CIVITAS · August 18, 2016 2:04AM

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

A New (From A Few Months Ago) Roman.

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