I am sure that I can't be the only one guilty of this. I was bidding on a whole host of coins from a seller and put a few low ball bids on stuff that I wasn't really after. I was decidedly outbid on all the coins I was actually interested in and ended up winning this Victorinus that I wasn't really after as I have a few of these already. This new one has a couple of characteristics that make me not mind having it. The coin was struck well from what look like fairly fresh dies but the strike was off-centre. There is still subdued silvering on the obverse. The depiction of Salus is, how do I put this??? chunkier than I would normally see Salus. I think Salus here has had a few too many pies. The obverse style is quite different to the last one I bought, which I have also added below for comparison. My newer example is what I consider calssic Victoinus style whereas my previous coin would certainly be indentified as Gallic but I am not sure that I would have identified it as Victorinus from the portrait alone. 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 2.81 g. 19.24 mm. 180 degrees Share any "accidental purchases", off style portraits or stranger depictions of deities .... of anything else you feel relevant....
Yes that has happened to me a few times. I used to bid low on later lots to remind me to bid on them if I won my target coin, so as to 'share' the postage costs (a false economy in itself). I never dreamt I would win at those prices. I try not to do that anymore! Other times I've been so keen to bid on a lot that I press the bid button a bit too enthusiastically, and end up buying the next lot too. Fortunately, they have not been expensive. I will take care the next time an EID MAR comes up for sale. This one I bought early in my auction 'career'. I was very keen on an upcoming coin and I didn't want anything to go wrong. To make sure I'd registered correctly and to make sure the bid button worked, I bid on the next cheap coin that came up. And won it. Luckily, it's a nice coin and I was able to sell it! Constantius II AE3, 324-361 Arles (renamed Constantina). Bronze, 3.31g. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C. VIRTVS CAESS, camp gate with six rows, S - F in fields, mintmark QCONST (RIC VII, p.269, 323)