I don't focus on the Gallic empire but I do dabble occasionally when I see something that I think is relatively interesting. I saw this one, which was not well described and mis-attributed and had to get it. I know that it has issues in that all the obverse legend isn't 100% legible but you can tell exactly what it is. The reverse has some stable green adhesions. It is interesting in that it has the long form of the Emperor's name. The condition isn't unattractive. Antoninianus Obv:– IMP C M PIAVVONIVS VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left holding two standards Minted in mint I. 269 A.D. Issue 1 Reference:– RIC 108; Elmer 648; AGK (corr.) 5a; 2.97gms. 20.22mm. 0 degrees It also comes in the shorter form.... which I bought a few years ago Obv:– IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left holding two standards Reference:– AGK 5b; RIC 109 Share your coins of Piavvonius Victorinus
Sorry, my only example, first ancient I ever got (Providentia), is long gone. Lousy flan, solid strike. I miss it!
I agree. That is a nice coin and a good catch. I have thought of making a mini-theme out of collecting long-form names. Often emperors begin their coinage with the fullest version of their name and shorten it as time goes on and users became familiar with the emperor. I recently posted the long form for Maximian: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-full-name-of-maximian.366118/ and I have a site on Volusian's name: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/interesting/Volusian.html with this coin from Antioch: 23-22 mm. 4.05 grams. 6:00 die axis. RIC 237b, page 186 (under Treboninianus Gallus) Sear 9772 IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLUSIANO AVG which RIC IV [page 158 in part 3] thinks might abbreviate C. Vibius Af[inius] Gal[lus] Vend[umanianus] Volusianvs I suppose the name "Vendumanianus" is attested elsewhere (It is not the expansion of VEND that leaps to mind!) Four dots below the bust and reverse figure = officina 4. VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas (Fertility) standing left, holding purse and cornucopia.
I don't have any with the longest form of his name. The dude was certainly king of the raggedy flan, though, wasn't he? IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS PF AVG. It was in a group lot that worked out to $8.83 a coin. Victorinus, AD 269-271. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.1 mm. Cologne (though CNG attributes this coin to Treveri), AD 269/70. Obv: IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust, r. Rev: FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing l., holding two standards. RIC-109; Cohen-36; AGK-5b; De Witte pl. XXVI, 22; Sear-unlisted. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG: Victorinus, AD 269-271. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.11 g, 19.0 mm, 5 h. Cologne, AD 270-271. Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust, right. Rev: PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter; V in left field, * in right field. Refs: RIC 118; Cohen 79; RCV 11175; Hunter 11. And another: Victorinus, AD 269-271. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.29 g, 20.1 mm, 6 h. Cologne, AD 270-271. Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust, right. Rev: INVICTVS, Sol advancing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left; * in left field. Refs: RIC 114; Cohen 49; RCV 11170; De Witte 27; Hunter 7.
Well if you are running a small, western outcrop of the Empire then you find yourself needing to produce some coins and you go shopping at "Ragged Flans R Us" what do you expect. There are also a range of other shortenings of Piannonius. The shortest I have is PI.... 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
