© Münzkabinett - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
© Münzkabinett - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Aureus - Licinius VOTIS V MVLTIS X; Nicomedia
313 year| Gold | 5.31 g | 20 mm |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Licinius I (308-324) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 313 |
| Value | Aureus (10) |
| Currency | Argenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 5.31 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#389095 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding inscribed shield supported by cippus.
* on •• in left field.
Mintmark in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VOTIS V - MVLTIS X
VI-
CTO-
RIA
AVG
Unabridged legend: VOTIS QUINQUENNALIBVS MVLTIS DECENNALIBVS
Translation: vows (prayers) for the five year anniversary [of the Emperor's rule] and for five years more.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Aureus - Licinius (VOTIS V MVLTIS X; Nicomedia) (313) coin is that it features the first recorded use of the Roman numeral "X" to represent the number 10. This numeral system, which was introduced by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great in the early 4th century, would go on to become the standard way of representing numbers in the Roman Empire and has continued to be used in various forms to this day.
