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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 7953960, member: 74282&quot;]I think the Gauls really liked the victoriati and there&#039;s evidence suggesting they circulated in Gaul for quite a while after Second Punic War. It&#039;s no coincidence that decades after the last actual victoriati were minted, the victoriatus was sort-of revived by minting quinarii with similar types to the victoriati. The minting of these quinarii is believed to be associated with the settlement of Marius&#039;s veterans in Gaul, where worn victoriati were still circulating and likely were treated as being worth a quinarius when trading with Romans.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1378544[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic AR Quinarius(1.81g, 15mm), C. Egnatuleius, quaestor, 97 B.C., Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; behind C EG[NAT][VL]EI C F Q downwards. Border of dots / Victory left inscribing shield attached to trophy; beside trophy, carnyx; between Victory and trophy, Q; in exergue, ROMA. Border of dots. Crawford 333/1; Sydenham 588; Egnatuleia 1; BMCRR Rome 1076[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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