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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 7831614, member: 99554&quot;]I just completed gathering all coins of <b>Victorinus</b>&#039; first issue in the workshop of Cologne. I consider each emission as a &quot;sub-collection&quot; in itself, and trying to find and adding coins to finish it and move on to the next step of the collection is very thrilling.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Victorinus_Mosaik.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>A Mosaic with the name Victorinus found in Treveri</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for Treveri, the first coins minted at Cologne in the name of <b>Victorinus</b> do not bear a true portrait on the obverse.&nbsp; During issue 1, c. end 269 AD, two classic reverse types were employed: AEQVITAS AVG, introduced by Marius at the very end of his reign, and SALVS AVG, a new reverse type depicting Salus. The design was used already under Postumus and its meaning is probably very general, on the general welfare brought by <b>Victorinus</b>. They can be divided into two subtypes, one with the portrait of Marius and the other with that of <b>Victorinus</b>, and also two different bust types were used by the engravers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint II is experiencing its most intensive striking period since it opened under Postumus. During the reign of <b>Victorinus</b>, we denote at least 5 issues. They start, as for Treveri, with a longer obverse legend <b>IMP C PI VICTORINVS AVG</b>. Note also the absence of the letters PF (Pius Felix), a characteristic unique for the first issue of this monetary workshop. So here are the 5 &quot;types&quot; of the first issue:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PORTRAIT OF MARIUS</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Bust A</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1345823[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>&nbsp;AEQVITAS AVG&nbsp; 20mm&nbsp; 2.44g&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Bust B</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1345825[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>AEQVITAS AVG&nbsp; 19mm&nbsp; 3.10g</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1345822[/ATTACH] </p><p>SALVS AVG&nbsp; 20mm. 2.81g</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PORTRAIT OF VICTORINUS</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Bust B</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1345824[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>AEQVITAS AVG&nbsp; 19mm&nbsp; 3.02g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1345826[/ATTACH] </p><p>SALVS AVG&nbsp; 19mm&nbsp; 3.00g</p><p><br /></p><p>Please tell us about your sub-collections, completed or not, and if you fell like it, <b>SHOW US YOUR COINS !</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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