Today's Victoria Day in Canada. Celebrating Queen Victoria's Birthday, her Birthday is the 24th. but the celebrate it the week before our Memorial day . So post up some Victory Ancient or Canadian coins.. Aelia Flaccilla..379-86..AD.. Augusta Wife of Theodosius l Rev. Victory seated right inscribing Chi Rho on Shield to right. Antioch mint.. 22mm x 5.88g. Maxentius ..307-317AD.. as Augustus. Ae follis.. Rev. Temple,Roma seated left with shield at her side, Victory on Globe and sceptre. Ticinum mint 26mm x 6.07g.
I may have more of Victory than any other Roman goddess... Gordian III, 238-244 AE Sestertius, 25.46g, 32mm; Rome mint: 238-9 Obv.: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VICTORIA AVG; Victory advancing left, carrying wreath and palm; S-C. Reference: RIC 258a
Constantine I, 272-337 AE Follis: 19mm, 2.62g, 6h; Constantinople Mint: 328 Obv: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG; Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE; Dafne as Victory standing left on cippus holding palm branches, looking right, trophy in front, kneeling captive / A // CONS Reference: RIC VII, Constantinople 35 (p. 574) R3
Constans, 333-337 AD AE3; Siscia mint: 347 AD. Obv.: CONSTAN-S PF AVG; rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VICTOR-IA AVGG; Victory walking left holding wreath in each hand, Chi-Rho in right field // *ASIS* Reference: RIC VIII 181 Var. B (p.362).
Constans, 333-337 AD AE3, 17mm, 1.8g, 12h; Siscia mint: 347-348. Obv.: CONSTAN-S PF AVG; Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN; Two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath and palm // ΓSIS. Reference: RIC VIII Siscia 183 (p. 363).
Valentinian I AE3, 19mm, 2.54g; Siscia mint: 364-7 Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing right, pellet ASISC in exergue. Reference: RIC IX Siscia 7a (p. 145) That should be enough. I'll let someone else play now.
You go big John, maybe no one wants to post because of Justin Beiber!! Where's Steve he should be off today..
Happy Victoria Day, my Canadian friends! Roman Republic, anonymous AR victoriatus 211-208 BCE, Sicily mint? 15 mm, 3.2 gm Obv: laureate head of Jupiter right Rev: Victory standing right, erecting (crowning?) trophy; ROMA in exergue Ref: Crawford 67/1, BMC 137?
AUGUSTUS AR Quinarius OBVERSE: IMP VII CAESAR - Bare head right REVERSE: ASIA RECEPTA - Victory standing left on cippus, holding wreath and palm, snake on either side Uncertain Italian Mint 29-27 BC 1.7g, 13mm RIC 276, S 1568
Since, I have already posted on your 'Helmet' thread Victory reverses...I'll post one of Eudocia here.
I've got one large cent of Vicky's but it ain't purdy. Junk bin find. I used it to practice cleaning off PVC gunk with acetone.
happy victory day canadian coin buddies! here is victory on a hadrian denarius. as bing has pointed out, victory may be a dude in drag taking a leak here. i received this very nice1987 dollar in the world secret santa exchange..
Caracalla Coin: Bronze AC M AVR ANTONINVS - Laureate, cuirassed bust right MVNICI STOBEN - Nike advancing left holding wreath and palm Mint: Macedonia Wt./Size/Axis: 5.21g / 22mm / -
I don't really do world coins but bought a mixed tin some time back. There were a couple of Canadians in there. Canada - One Cent - 1859 (Victoria) Canada - Nova Scotia, One Cent - 1861 (Victoria)
Obv: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, Crested helmeted laureate bust left of Constantinople wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre Reverse: No legend. Victory with open wings standing left, right foot on a vessel's prow, holding sceptre and leaning on shield. SMTSE in exergue Constantine I AE Follis. AD 306-337. Arles Obv: IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG, helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, Two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR over altar; altar type Helvetica 2d (diamond with dot in centre, in a rectangle with a dot in each corner. mintmark TARL.