Victoria Day, Canada

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.

 

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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

 

Happy Victoria Day, Eng & coin-gang!!

 

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 Birthday, Mum!! Or is that politically incorrect???

 

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..

 

Your desk is a mess, Chris. Clean that crap up!

 

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.

 

Canada - One Cent - 1888 (Victoria) - Bead Punched 8

 

Canada's moving up in the world. They've got their own astronaut now...