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With maridvnvm post of Constantinus' Gallery coin with Victory, I figured a post of various Victory depicting coins was necessary . I'll start off with the following, so go ahead and post yours. I am sure there will be some very interesting coins posted.

Roman Empire: Constantine I the Great (307-33) Commemorative Series Follis, Treveri (RIC-543)

Obv: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS; Laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left
Rev: Victory standing left on prow, holding spear and resting on shield; TR • S in exergue

 

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There are many poses of Victory on these but I'll suggest three groups based on wing positions:

Narrow Thessalonika


Wide Cyzicus


Asymmetrical Alexandria

 

I always like revisiting these types. I have one that appears to have been gilded, but it has no signs of having been jewelry. Perhaps someone was trying to pass it off as a gold coin? An odd duck.

 

Here's a Victory with fabulous wings from Alexandria...

 

now that is a lovely example QG!

@John Anthony do you remember a couple years ago there was someone selling gold plated low end LRB on ebay? yours is not low grade, that's a nice lookin' coin. i bet they did plan to use that in jewelry.

 

Wow, those are all excellent examples. I really like the spread wings of Alexandria. Definitely need to find one of those. Here is victory on a galley steering from the stern:

Roman Imperial: Constantius II (337-361 CE) BIL Heavy Maiorina, Trier (RIC-214; RCV-18178)

Obv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG; Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front
Rev: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO; Emperor standing left on galley steered by Victory seated in stern, confronting phoenix on globe held in right hand and grasping labarum marked with chi-rho in left; TRS in exergue

 

All the above coins are fabulous. Allow me to show a couple of mine:

 

fabulous coins! got me a few Victories, an i see i need more...

 

Nice!! => that's a great OP-example, Q-Geek (congrats)

Wow, and there certainly are a whole lotta great examples from the coin-bullpen, eh?

Ummm, I also have a fairly cool example of this type (it was actually one of my very first ancient coin scores) ... wanna see?



... yah, I've always loved this baby

 

What a wonderful coin, Quant.Geek! Great examples everyone!

 

Every single coin here is just awesome. The condition and the wing span certainly made it popular! Here is a smaller victory:

Roman Imperial: Diocletian (284-305) Bi Antoninianus, Cyzicus (RIC-306)

Obv: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG; Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen obliquely from behind
Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM; Emperor standing right receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, Γ in field between them; XXI in exergue

 

Here is the Victory on globe from that coin but as the focus of the design.

Septimius Severus denarius

Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:– VICT AVG, Victory standing on globe left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194 - 195
References:– BMCRE -, RIC -, RSC -

 

Very nice!

 

Here is another Victory coin that is somewhat of a typical design:

Roman Imperial: Magnentius (350-353 CE) Æ Centenionalis, Ambianum (RIC VIII-14; LRBC-10)

Obv: D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG; Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A behind
Rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE; Two Victories standing facing one another, holding round shield inscribed VOT V MVLT X in four lines; staurogram above; AMB in exergue

 

Septimius Severus denarius

Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:– VICT AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath in both hands
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194 - 195
References:– RIC 426 (Rated Rare), RSC 675d. BMCRE 401.

Ex Roger Bickford-Smith Collection, CNG 47, lot 1708. Ex Barry Murphy Collection

 

Fantastic coins, everyone!

I have yet to add a Victory coin to my collection. But, thanks for inspiring me to add it to my wishlist.

Erin

 

Roman Imperial: Septimius Severus (193-211) Denarius, Rome (RIC-295)

Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; Laureate bust right
Rev: VICT PART MAX; Victory advancing left with wreath and palm branch

 

Roman Imperial: Theodosius I (379-395) Æ Nummus, Constantinople Mint (RIC IX-86b; LRBC 2184)

Obv: DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE; Victory advancing left, head right, holding trophy in right hand, dragging captive with left; staurogram to left; CONSA in exergue

 

Those "modest" (in comparison to early empire sestertii) can be very attractive. Nice examples all around. Here are my Siscia example, and a Victoriae Brit for Sept Severus :


Constantinopolis, AE 3 struck in Siscia, 2nd officina
CONSTANTINOPOLIS, Helmeted Constantinopolis left
Anepigraph, Victory left leaning on shield, BSIS at exergue
2.64 gr
Ref : RC #3890 var, Cohen #21



Septimius Severus, Denarius Denarius struck in Rome AD 210
SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head of Sevrus right
VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory facing, holding palm and attaching shield to palm tree
2.72 gr
Ref : RCV #6384, Cohen #729
This is the first Roman silver coin I ever bought, I'm afraid it was in 1983 !!

Q