Picked up a couple new Romans from Barry Murphy the other day... Victorinus / Antoninianus Attribution: RIC 117 (RIC V), Cohen 84 Mint: Cologne Date: 268-270 AD Obverse: IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: PAX AVG; Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre; V * Size: 19mm Weight: 2.9 grams Trajan Decius / AR Antoninanus Attribution: RIC 12b (RIC IV), RSC 16 Date: Summer 249-251 AD Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG; Radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind Reverse: DACIA; Dacia standing left, holding staff surmounted with head of ass Size: 22mm Weight: 4.26 grams
Great looking coins Brian, thanks for sharing Have to say though that Pax looks like a naughty schoolgirl with a catapult LOL
As usual, beautiful coins. Thanks for posting pics. Decius has an interesting and honorable history (I think) as emperor. He was a hard loving father and led his men from the front...
that's a cool victorinus -- everyone like a good secessionist -- in pretty nice shape for his notoriously shoddy coins, and i have to say that your dacian reverse with the dragon standard/totem is one of the nicer i've seen. good stuff. v.
