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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2931717, member: 76194&quot;]#14 <b>Roma victor!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]712033[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>When the Republic needed to strike back at Carthrage and recover the lost cities in southern Italy, it needed coinage to pay it&#039;s allied soldiers of Greek heritage in southern Italy. So Rome&#039;s military mints got going and this victoriatus was struck!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]712039[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>AR Victoriatus, Anonymous, ca. 211-208 B.C.</p><p>Uncertain mint(traditionally, Vibo Valentia).</p><p>Laureate head of Jupiter right. Border of dots</p><p>Victory standing right, crowning trophy with wreath; between, VB; in exergue, ROMA. Line border. Crawford 95/1a</p><p>Notes: Traveling Roman Military Mint in Southern Italy</p><p><br /></p><p>It still has lots of original soil and hoard patina attached to it, which in my opinion makes this coin even better as its barely been cleaned at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin helped defeat Hannibal in southern Italy...well, it helped fund the armies that did. It&#039;s hard to find a more historic coin out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]712041[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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