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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;randygeki, post: 2750496, member: 13719&quot;]I got this coin a little over a month ago and it finally arrived today. The export licence took a while. The coin is of Victorinus&nbsp; and was part of the Petherton hoard discovered in late 2013. It was brought to my attention by Doug when talk about a Fel Temp with him from the same dealer. It has a nice dark tone in hand and I&#039;m pretty sure it is also a clashed die. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]629882[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Victorinus </p><p>AE antoninianus. 3.45g</p><p><br /></p><p>IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right / PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre. V-star across fields. RIC 118, Cohen 79; Sear 11175.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Discovered in South Petherton, Somerset, on 13th November, 2013.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From the dealers page:</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&quot;A huge cache of Roman coins, part of a hoard discovered on Wednesday 13th November 2013, on farmland in South Petherton, Somerset. Fully recorded by the British Museum and subsequently returned to the finder and landowner.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The hoard dates to the late 3rd century AD, a time of great turmoil in the Roman world known as the Crisis of the Third Century. The coins appear to have been placed in a leather or cloth container and hurriedly buried in the undergrowth, some time around 274 AD.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The owner never returned to reclaim his treasure and the coins lay buried and forgotten for over 1,700 years, until their discovery by amateur archaeologist, George Hughes.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The coins in this group are antoniniani minted under Emperor Victorinus, who ruled from 269 – 271 AD. On the obverse they show a portrait bust of Victorinus, with a Latin inscription naming him and giving his titles. The reverses are stamped with images of popular Roman deities and act as propaganda for Victorinus’ rule.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>After its discovery and excavation, the entire hoard was taken to the British Museum, where it was fully recorded and declared as treasure. A heavily condensed version of the full report can be accessed at the <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/587179" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/587179" rel="nofollow">following link</a>.&quot;</i></p><p><i><a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/587179" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/587179" rel="nofollow">https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/587179</a>&nbsp; </i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to share and Hoard coins you have <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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