The Face of Victory

This coin is nothing special except for the face of Victory on the reverse and is the only reason I purchased the coin (BTW it cost me a whopping $5 plus shipping). Victory on all my other City Commemorative's is non-distinct and faceless. On this one she has a face.

CONSTANTINOPOLIS COMMEMMORATIVE
AE3/4
OBVERSE: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, crested, laureate helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left in imperial mantle & holding sceptre
REVERSE: Victory with open wings standing left, right foot on a vessel's prow holding sceptre & leaning on shield. Mintmark SMTSD
Struck at Thessalonica , 330-33 AD
2.3g 18mm
RIC VII 188

As a comparison, here are the reverses of a couple of my other City Comm's:

 

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Great choice for an example of the type. I don't have an example of this very common coin, and it's precisely because I can't find a complete, well-detailed Victory for under 10 bucks. Granted though, I haven't been looking that hard - but I would have gladly paid double for yours.

 

Awesome jw, to find good faces on any of the coins is great, excellent coin, my first batch of ancients came from a lot of about 200 coins a few years back, these three where in there, nothing great but i only paid 2 bucks each.
My 4th. coin i didn't even remember buying i been wanting one with great details, now i don't have to buy one, the second thing to go...
i have about 10 of these some are in better condition..just can't find them.









This one has the wolf, don't remember buying it, oh well i like it..

 

Nice coins John, but even in your examples the face of Victory is obsecured much like all of mine except the newest. Anyway, that is why I bought this coin. Really love the reverse on your Urbs Roma.

 

My best face is a Nicomedia.

 

Now thats a nice coin Doug and a detailed face on Victory. I just haven't seen any with this type of detail until my coin came up for auction. I only wish the obverse was a nice as yours, but, I got what I paid for.

 

Great new addition, Bing (especially for only $5) ... seriously, did you buy this coin from a strung-out desperate junkie, or what? ... who sells their coins for $5 fricken bucks?! ... oh, congrats on another thrifty purchase, big bro.



... ummm, there's a little bit of a face showin' on my only example of this coin-type (I've always loved this coin)

Oh, and that's a pretty slick lookin' face on your example too, Doug (great coins, fellas)

 

All coins are very nice and good details

 

nice one bing, very nice for 5 bucks. i have a couple ...but they're average at best for the type.

 

Hi Bing,

for 5$ i would say a nice Victory on this Victory

gl

Eric

 

Gotta love the face of those Nike's.

Egypt, Alexandria
AE Follis, City Commemorative s.337-347 AD
2.69 g x 18 mm
Obv: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, Helmeted and mantled bust of
Constantinopolis left, holding reversed spear
over shoulder.
Rev: Victory standing prow, holding scepter and
leaning on shield.
Mintmark SMALA
Ref: RIC VIII 17

 

Great coins. Anoob's has the most badass, evillest-looking Victory so far.

 

A nice reverse!

 

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Lovely stuff, Martin.

 

Most evil, just maybe. Most Badass...thats a tough call, Some people out here got some crazy Nike / Victory coins.

I personally my Side Tetradrachm from BC 200, these guys really captured just how badass Nike was.

 

That is one of the coolest looking coins these eyes have seen .... +1 to you sir!

 

I appreciate that OGG! That is the highest compliment an ancient coin collector could receive.

 

It is hard to let this go by without adding an eastern Severan Victory.

 

Of course you couldn't. Nice addition to the thread.