Ancients => I grew-up in Victoria, so I snagged a sweet Victoriatus

I recall seeing a very cool thread about a month ago (by Mikey-Z) which featured his cool Victoriatus addition (great thread)

=> at that time, I didn't even realize that a Victoriatus was a coin denomination ... but that thread open-up my eyes and lit the coin-fuse ... here is the link to that sweet thread (you rock, M-Z)

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/rr-victoriatus-2nd-punic-war.269385/

Yah, so after walking-by my favourite seller's example during the last year, I finally decided to make him a sweet offer and he accepted (he rocks too)



... anyway ...

Regardless, this sweet morsel busted my monthly budget!! (but I love it)

*tick*

=> Victoriatus is now checked-off of the ol' infamous coin-want-list!! (complete!!)

Hey, it may not have a sweet secondary-symbol, but this puppy still managed to win "best-in-show" .... good dog!! (*wag-wag-wag*)

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-110720

Roman Republic, Anonymous AR "Victoriatus"
(Rome mint)
Date: After 211 BC
Diameter: 17.9 mm
Weight: 2.9 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter
Reverse: Victory standing right, crowning trophy
References: Crawford 53/1
Characteristics: Good style, perfect centering and high grade …

 

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Very nice little bro. Are you beginning to focus on RR coins?

 

Very nice example!!

 

ahaha, nope ... hey don't get your tighty-whities in a knot (I'm still totally coin-spastic!! => I'm all over the board!!)

=> I merely hadn't purchased an AR-RR for a while ... plus, like I said "I now have a Victoriatus" example (*tick*)

I like you, my sweet big bro!! ... there will still be enough AR-RR coins to go around!!



By the way, my last two recent coin-purchases weren't RR's (they were Greeks):

a) bee counterstamp



b) that sweet Syracuce Hiketas-II chariot thingy



... remember?

 

What a fantastic example! Look at that huge flan!

I'm also more interested in these smaller Republicans type due to recent posts by @ancientcoinguru , @Alegandron , and others. I'd like to add a quinarius at some point.

This one came from a mixed lot and I've grown to appreciate it more than when I first saw it.


Roman Republic, anonymous AR victoriatus
211-208 BCE, Sicilian mint?
15 mm, 3.2 gm
Obv: laureate head of Jupiter right
Rev: Victory standing right, erecting (crowning?) trophy; ROMA in exergue
Ref: Crawford 67/1?

 

Oh, and here is just an FYI link, because now I'm in mode lookin' around ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriatus


Oh, and a sweet CNG thread to show all of the other wonderful coin-examples ...

https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=1&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=3&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=anonymous victoriatus&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1

=> yah, I'm kinda like a struggling Momma-bird trying to feed my coin-chicks ... ummm, some mothers are better at it than others ... *whatev* ... I like my kids

 

Oh, I'm sorry ... how silly of me!!

=> post your "coins"

=> post your *whatevs* ..... hey, it's another sweet, sweet Sunday!!

My coin may have won an award at FORVM, but it's now been rescued from that private-school atmosphere!!

Post your "stuff" ... lets' have some fun for a change, eh?

 

=> here is my sweet wife and a random puppy ... man, that never gets old (in my books)

 

Now, that's a coin with class!

 

That's the absolute truth----Fantastic example Steve!!!

 

Great, great example of a victoriatus, congrats Steve

Q

 

Wow, that's a nice one.
Cheers.

 

That's a really nice example. And the coin isn't bad either. ROFL!!

Seriously...good style, perfect centering, and the toning looks like you have an old collection coin there with a pedigree lurking someplace. I looked it up in CoinArchives and couldn't find it. Do you know who the prior owner bought it from who put it in the Best of Type on Forvm?

 

I failed to find it on Forvm's BOT pages but I have zero use for that concept since most coin comparisons are a matter of deciding which of several factors outweighs the others. This is a very nice coin BOT or not.

 

Thanks for the coin-compliments, gang ...

Carthago, I have asked my seller for more coin info (history), but he hasn't responded yet (all of his coins seem to be entered under "Minos" ... I can always tell by his bare-handed coin photos)

 

Steve had a link to it in his original post.

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-110720

 

that's a fantastic one stevex, awesome little RR AR!


...it's on the list.

 

Nice! TIF mentioned the flan size, but I've seen a handful of these types that look very similar. I think they made the dies smaller than the flans as a matter of course, which was quite considerate of future RR collectors.

 

=> Doug, you're 100% correct once again ... man, it must get boring always being right?

Oh, and I already mentioned above that my gorgeous example doesn't have a cool secondary symbol on it (some of them have cool pigs, dogs and/or other cool symbols on 'em)

However, I'll certainly accept the BOT title (it certainly doesn't hurt, eh?)



Please post some of your stuff ... thanks, fellas

 

A great looking coin!