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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7507320, member: 31620&quot;]I am sure that I can&#039;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&#039;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&#039;t really after as I have a few of these already. </p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent held in arms</p><p>Minted in Southern mint.</p><p>Reference:– RIC 67. AGK 21c</p><p><br /></p><p>2.81 g. 19.24 mm. 180 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1297232[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1297235[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Share any &quot;accidental purchases&quot;, off style portraits or stranger depictions of deities&nbsp; .... of anything else you feel relevant....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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