ROMAN EMPIRE
Licinius II AS CAESAR AD 317-324
BILLON REDUCED NUMMUS
Obverse: Laureate bust left, in imperial
mantle holding mappa, globe and sceptre
Reverse: Jupiter standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, wreath in left
field
In ancient Roman religion and myth , Jupiter (Latin: Iuppiter) or Jove is the
king of the gods and the god of sky and thunder .
Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman state
religion throughout the Republican and Imperial eras, until the Empire came
under Christian rule . In Roman
mythology , he negotiates with Numa Pompilius , the second king of Rome , to
establish principles of Roman religion such as sacrifice.
Jupiter is usually thought to have originated as a sky god.
Valerius Licinianus Licinius, Licinius II or Licinius the Younger (approx.
315-326), was the son of Roman emperor Licinius.
He nominally served as Caesar in the eastern empire from 317 to 324 A.D while
his father was Augustus. His mother was Licinius' wife Flavia Julia Constantia,
who was also the half-sister of Constantine I.
After his defeat by Constantine at the Battle of Chrysopolis, Licinius the elder
was initially spared and placed in captivity at Thessalonica. However, within a
year Constantine seems to have regretted his leniency and the former Emperor was
hanged. The younger Licinius, who was Constantine's nephew, also fell victim to
the emperor's suspicions and was killed, probably in the context of the
execution of Crispus in 326.
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