..I reckon i was already collecting Gallic emperors, since i done have a coin of Postumus too.... POST YOUR COINS N COMMENTS PEEPS! Billon Victorinus, PAX AVG reverse 269-71(or 268-270) 20mm 2.81gms
Really nice reverse. A lot of these seem to have really rough reverses, probably with crazy worn dies or something
Fun new coin, @ominus1! Here's my Victorinus: Victorinus, Ruled 269-271 AD BL Antoninianus, Struck 271 AD, 5th em. Southern Gallic mint, Treveri (Trier) mint Obverse: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, bust, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: VIRTVS AVG, Soldier, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand. References: RIC V 78 Size: 19mm, 2.0g And a Postumus:
Divo Victorino AE antoninianus 2.38g Cologne mint / Providentia RIC 88 p394 I've seen worse. The concept of him being honored by these coins requires more study. What we don't know about the politics of this period would make a large book. This is the coin you need to go with that Domitian II you have been wanting. I am surprised these are not sold as coins of his mother who was in charge at the time.
Nice new pickup, @ominus1! Victorinus, Antoninianus, Mint II 269-270, BI (22 mm, 3.90 g.), Radiate and cuirassed bust r./Rev. PIETAS AVG Pietas, veiled, standing l. sacrificing out of patera over altar at her feet. RIC 57. NAC 2020 Spring Auction
Nice capture, @ominus1 ! Looks like a very high relief. Great job. RI Victorinus 269-270 CE BI Ant Gallic Empire PAX
Victorinus: Type: AE Antoninianus, 19mm 2.7 grams, 268-270 A.D. Obverse: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirsassed bust right Reverse: PROVIDENTIA AVG - Providence standing left holding cornucopia, globe at feet Southern mint (according to Wildwinds) Reference: RIC V - 2
Victorinus Bronze (Billon) Antoninianus Gallic Empire, unidentified southern mint Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG Rev: SALVS AVG - Salus, standing left, with scepter and patera, feeding snake coiled around altar RIC 71, var. 18x20mm, 2.3g. There is a subset of coins minted in Mediolanum in the name of Postumus that some collectors claim were issued by Aureolus. Although a few coins in the name of Aureolus do exist, I'm pretty certain that these have all been dismissed as forgeries. Here's my "Aureolus in the name of Postumus"--whatever--example: Bronze (Billon) Antoninianus Mediolanum mint Obv: IMP POSTVMVS (bust of Postumus) Rev: VIRTVS EQVIT - Mars, walking right, holding spear and shield T in exergue RIC (Postumus) 388 19mm, 2.5g.
They are on my list , but I have only run into one so far, and it had little to much green (corrosion) on it for me.
If you keep your eyes open you can spot legend variations that pass others by.... Obv:– IMP C PI VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent held in arms Minted in Southern mint. struck 269 A.D. at mint II Reference:– RIC 65; Elmer 703; AGK (corr.) 21b rather than the standard Obv:– IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent held in arms Minted in Southern mint. Reference:– RIC 67. AGK 21c or even Obv:– IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left holding two standards Minted in Treveri mint. Reference:– AGK 5b; RIC 109
I don't really focus on these Gallic emperors but I seem to have acquired a few over the years anyway. My most recent Postumus Obv:– IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Radiate, draped bust of Sol right. Minted in Trier. A.D. 269 Reference– RIC 317 3.25g. 19.41 mm. 0 degrees And one of a trio of coins of Marius I bought earlier this year Obv:– IMP C MARIVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– CONCORD MILIT, Clasped hands. Minted in Cologne Reference– RIC 6; Hunter 3; Schulzki 1b; Elmer 633. Found in Poundbury, Dorset in 1986 3.41 g. 19.99 mm. 180 degrees
I JUST received David Sear's " The Emperors of Rome and Byzantium - Chronological Tables for History Students and Coin Collectors" It is a very cool book, composed like a wall calendar, that lists all the Emperors with a bit of info for each one. Easy, quick reference. @maridvnvm (THANK YOU) just inspired me to open it up and post my coins of the Gallic Empire and British Empire as he calls the Secessionist Empires of the Late Third Century. GALLIC EMPIRE POSTUMUS RI Postumus 259-268 CE Antoninianus Cologne Oriens ex tif LAELIANUS RI Laelianus CE 269 AE Ant 19mm 3.4g Moguntiacum mint Radiate cuirassed Victory RIC Vb 9 p373 MARIUS RI Marius 269 Gallic Usurper BI Ant CONCORD MILIT Clasped Hands VICTORINUS RI Victorinus 269-270 CE BI Ant Gallic Empire Salus TETRICUS I RI Tetricus I 271-274 CE Ant LAETITIA TETRICUS II RI Tetricus II 273-274 CE BI Ant SPES w Flower DOMITIANUS (I believe @maridvnvm has 5 or 6 of these in his collection... ) If wishes were fishes! BRITISH EMPIRE CARAUSIUS RI Carausius usurper in Britain CE 287–293 BI Ant 4.7g 24mm London radiate cuirassed - PAX AVG Pax stndg l branch scepter S—P RIC V 475 ALLECTUS RI Allectus 293-296 CE AE Ant PAX Thanks, @ominus1 for letting my hijack your thread a bit, but the book is really fun to check against my coins!
Hey! I can play! I had a tough time identifying this Victorinus (and a similar contemporary Claudius Gothicus) because they are earlier than I expected and I'm new to this. I'm still researching the details.
I suppose I'll post a Postumus as well. This one features Serapis. I guess "Serapis is my companion" or something to that effect: ostumus AR Antoninianus Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG Radiate, draped, cuirassed but right Reverse: SERAPI COMITI AVG Serapis standing left, raising hand and holding sceptre Year: 267 C.E. Reference: RSC 360a, Sear 10991 Mint: Trier Also, this double sestertius which I got for $110. A.D. 260 Ӕ Double Sestertius, 31mm 24.3 grams Obverse: L IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMUVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: P M TR P COS II PP S C; Emperor helmeted in military attire stg. l.; holding globe and spear. Reference: RIC V Lugdunum 106
Dobbin, that is a particularly nice Victorinus due to the centering with full legends and good details. Welcome. I hope you will be sharing more excellent coins in the future.
Okay, so this one isn't a Gallic emperor, but it's roughly contemporary to my Victorinus. I like owning them both because they are so similar which to me it shows the infrastructure of the empire kept chugging along in both places no matter who claimed to be emperor. Claudius II (Gothicus)