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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2250159, member: 51347&quot;]Thank you [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER]. The re-attributed Victoriatus is a great coin! I love them, and have collected a couple. [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] has inspired me to REALLY re-look at mine to ensure the attributions are correct! I am travelling and do not have access to my pics...</p><p><br /></p><p>However, if my memory serves me, I understand that when Rome went to the Denarius standard, they had been minting the silver Didrachm (several designs between 280-211 BCE including the famous Quadrigatus). They also struck a very short mintage of the Half-Quadrigatus, which was a Roman Drachma. When they went to the Denarius based silver coinage, they continued the Half-Quadrigatus which became a Victoriatus...or a Roman Drachm...&nbsp; They used the Didrachm, Quadrigatus, Victoriatus mainly for trade with the So. Italy Greeks (Magna Graecia). </p><p><br /></p><p>My theory: the Romans took a stance that &quot;my money is better than yours!&quot; Hence minting the Roman Drachm (Victoriatus with debased silver content) at 3/4 Roman Denarius.&nbsp; Placing yourself at this time period...Rome was moving from the 1st Punic War and into the 2nd Punic War. Patriotism, as well as pure survival of Rome was at stake. They had been decimated, losing as much as 125,000 to 200,000 legionaires and allies within a 3 year period when Hannibal was smashing them.&nbsp; It was utterly amazing that they refused to give up after horrendous losses. Their audacity, refusal to consider surrender, and their doing things the &quot;Roman&quot; way was the mettle that ultimately made them into world power.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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