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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 5160875, member: 74282&quot;]I have a few of these. I think I&#039;m up to 15 at this point. Here are my 3 favorites:</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is my favorite I think. A very rare variety with Q on shield first published this year in the Numismatic Chronicle. By happy coincidence I spotted this example after reading an early draft of the paper. The variety hid in plain sight for many years as a worn example from this reverse die, with Q on shield worn off, is in Kestner-Hannover. I spotted this on on eBay and placed the largest bid I think I&#039;ve ever placed at auction because I knew I might never see another example - thankfully it hammered for a fraction of my max.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1209945[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic AR Victoriatus(2.87g, 16mm, 2h), &quot;Q&quot; series. 209-208 B.C., Apulian(Luceria?) mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Border of dots / Victory standing right, crowning trophy with wreath; on trophy shield, Q; Q between. ROMA in exergue. Line border. Crawford 102/1 var(style &amp; Q on shield). Cf. &quot;A Large Hoard of Roman Republican Victoriati&quot;, Pierluigi Debernardi, NC 2019(173) for discussion of &quot;102Q&quot; variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the rare &quot;incuse legend&quot; victoriatus from Spain. Previously extremely rare, a handful of examples come to market each decade. This one is worn and has a thick patina but I was happy to own any example of the type.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1209946[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic AR Victoriatus(3.10g). Anonymous, ca. 211 B.C., military mint in Spain. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Border of dots / Victory standing right, crowning trophy with wreath. Below, ROMA incuse on tablet. Line border. Crawford 96/1</p><p><br /></p><p>This victoriatus with staff symbol is perhaps the finest known example of the type, and certainly the finest I know of in private hands. It was another eBay find, uncleaned and unattributed which I sent off for cleaning. It has toned considerably since then and I need to take another photo.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1209950[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic AR Victoriatus(3.07g, 18mm, 4h). Anonymous(&quot;Staff and club&quot; series). 209-208 B.C., Spanish mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Border of dots / Victory standing right, crowning trophy with wreath; Staff between. ROMA in exergue. Line border. Crawford 106/1; Sydenham 209; RSC 24n.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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