Rome, Emperor Licinius, AE Unit, Jupiter (God of Sky & Thunder)

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Roman Empire
• Authority: Emperor Licinius
• Date: 313 CE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) unit, name unknown
• Mint: Heraclea, Thrace
• Size: 22mm, 3.15g
• Type Number: RIC VI Heraclea 73
• Obverse: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG - Head of Licinius, laureate, right
• Reverse: IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG - Jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in beak
• Notes: Jupiter was the Roman god of the sky and thunder, equivalent to the Greek god Zeus. He was also the king of gods in both Roman and Greek mythology.

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