, marked: ("Our Lords Licinius, Pious Blessed Augustus, and Licinius Caesar''")Licinius II, son of Licinius, grandson of Constantius I, and half-nephew of Constantine, was born to Flavia Julia Constantia in July or August 315. While the
augustus Licinius marched against Constantine in 316, Licinius II was left with his mother and the
augustus's treasury at
Sirmium (
Sremska Mitrovica). After Licinius was defeated by Constantine at the Battle of Cibalae, and lost two thirds of his army, he fled to Sirmium and thence to
Singidunum (
Belgrade), where he crossed the river
Sava and destroyed the bridge to delay Constantine's pursuit of him. Licinius is said by
Themistius to have been educated by the
grammaticus, and later consul,
Flavius Optatus. The
largitio bowls were decorated with portraits of the two emperors, with inscriptions celebrating the
quinquennalia of Licinius II as well as a
vota (vow of good rulership) for a
decennalia. Licinius the Elder retired to
Thessalonica as a
private citizen. Immediately after his father's defeat and capitulation the Licinius II was stripped of the title of
caesar. Constantine seems to have regretted his leniency and the former
augustus was hanged in the spring of 325. The former
augustus had been accused of plotting to renew hostilities and was executed on this pretext, real or imagined. Licinius's co-emperor and
augustus Martinian was also executed, either at this time or in 324. Licinius II survived until the following year.
of Licinius II, 321–324 marked: ("Our Lord Valerius Licinianus Licinius, Most Noble Caesar
") on the obverse, with Jupiter on the reverse marked: ("Jupiter the conservator''") == Death ==