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Message:: [QUOTE="Fugio1, post: 3194176, member: 89970"]Really great group of anonymous victoriati. 1) The first is the classic Cr. 90/2, among the rarest of the anonymous victoriatus series.   It is characterized by the unmistakable style of the head of Jupiter on the obverse with straight long hair curls behind the neck and  a short skirt on the reverse trophy with no base.  A hoard of high grade victoriati has recently come onto the market which included a large handful of these, about doubling the known population, but still rare.  this is an exceptional well centered example. 2) Crawford 70/1 with double skirt on the trophy with prominent base.  Vary large raised rim/ball on the base below the skirt.  I haven't seen these dies before with this artifact so significant.  Among the most common of the anonymous coins but also of the most admirable style.  very nice. 3) Crawford 53/1 -  Squarish head characteristic of Cr. 53. Victory's wing is kind of two dimensional, and this usually distinguishes this variety from Cr. 44 which is similar but with more 3 dimensional wing.  Greaves with no skirt or base on the trophy. 4) Crawford 92/1b - Anonymous version of the "CROT" monogram.  Rare coin.  Lovely. 5) Crawford 67/1 - Very large head of Jupiter.  Trophy with skirt, greaves, AND base. These are all excellent well centered examples showing the very diverse styles found on this series.[/QUOTE]