Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Nummus - Licinius I Iovi Conservatori, Siscia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Siscia |
|---|---|
| Year | 313 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Jupiter Conservator stands facing left, nude but for a chlamys draped over his left shoulder, holding a Victory on a globe in his extended right hand and a long sceptre in his left. At his feet to the left, a captive or suppressed enemy figure is visible, emphasizing the god's martial dominance and the emperor's divine protection. The reverse legend IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN encircles the field, proclaiming Jupiter as the preserver of the August rulers. The mint mark SIS appears in the exergue, denoting the Siscia workshop. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN SIS |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Struck in the immediate aftermath of the Edict of Milan, this Siscia issue dates to the year Licinius and Constantine jointly declared religious toleration across the empire. Licinius had just crushed Maximinus Daia at the Battle of Tzirallum in April 313, eliminating the last ruler still actively persecuting Christians — which makes the timing of Jupiter's prominent role on this coinage pointed. Licinius remained committed to traditional Roman religion while Constantine moved toward Christianity, a theological divergence that would harden into open civil war by 316.
RIC VI 233a is among the commoner Siscia varieties of this type, though workshop attribution via mintmark remains worthwhile on sharper examples.