Victory / Nike - Let's see them

I love the various images of Winged Victory and think this could be a great pile on thread. I picked up this Trajan at CNG last week for the reverse. Please join in.



Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 102. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Victory standing right on prow, terminating in serpent, holding palm frond and wreath. RIC II 59; Woytek 123b; RSC 241a. VF, toned.

From the Kallman Collection, purchased from Colosseum Coin Exchange.

 

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That's a very attractive Trajan! His denarii are not always so appealing. Nice score

 

I agree with you @H8_modern , great Victory coin!

I will offer up a couple Roman Republican Victories (pre-denarius) that I like:


Roman Republic
Anon
Quadrigatus AR Drachm 216-214 BCE (pre-denarius)
Janus
ROMA Jupiter, Victory behind in Quadriga driving LEFT
Craw 29/4 Sear 35 scarce.



Roman Republic
Anon
AR Didrachm 265-242 BCE
Roma
Victory
Crawford 22/1 Sear 25

 

I think this is my favorite:


Julia Domna AD 193-211
Roman provincial AE triassarion
Moesia Inferior, Tomis, AD 193-211
8.75 gm, 24.4 mm
Obv: ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CE, bare-headed and draped bust, r.
Rev: ΜΗΤ ΠΟΝ ΤΟΜΕΩC, Nike advancing l., holding wreath and palm, retrograde Γ (=3) to left.
Refs: Varbanov 4857; AMNG 2811
Die match to lot 307, A Tkalek AG Antike Numismatik Auktion 41, 24 Oct 2003, which is the coin at Wildwinds: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julia_domna/_tomis_Varbanov_4857.jpg

Here are some more from my collection (I have too many to post):


Julia Domna AD 193-211
Roman provincial AE 25
Macedon, Stobi, AD 193-211
9.3 gm, 25.4 mm
Obv: IVLIA AVGVST, bare-headed and draped bust, r.
Rev: MVNI STOBE, Victory advancing l., holding wreath; below, wheel and serpent.
Refs: Moushmov 6548; Similar to BMC 104, 8.


Trajan Decius AD 249-251
Roman Billon Antoninianus
Rome, AD 250
21.7 mm, 3.62 gm
Obv: IMP CMQ TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate bust, r.
Rev: VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing l., holding wreath and palm.
Refs: RIC 29c; Hunter 13; RSC 113a; Sear 9387


Tacitus, AD 275-276
Roman billon Antoninianus
Ticinum, AD 276
3.57 gm, 21.1 mm
Obv: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, r.
Rev: VICTORIA GOTTHI, Victoria standing l., holding wreath and palm. P in exergue.
Refs: RIC 172; Cohen 158; Sear 11821; Hunter 59; CBN 1676


Aelia Flaccilla, AD 379-386
Roman AE Maiorina (AE 2)
Antioch, AD 383-386
4.78 gm, 21.55 mm
Obv: AEL FLACCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust, r.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated r., inscribing chi-rho onto shield. T in field r, ANTͼ in exergue.
Refs: RIC 61.3; Sear 20616; Cohen 4; c.f. LRBC II 2747

 

Nice score! Seeing lots of Kallman coins lately here...wonder who it was.



Decentius, AD 350 - 353
AE2, 22mm, 4.18g; 7h; Arles mint, AD 351-352
Obv.: DN DECENTIVS CAESAR; bare headed, cuirassed bust right, A in left field
Rev.: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE; two victoreis facing, holding wreath with short ties, inscribed VOT / V / MVL / X, IS in lower middle field
In Ex.: SAR

More later.

 

Hadrian


Marcus Aurelius (Alexandria drachm)


Pescennius Niger


Constantinopolis (Cyzicus two wing version)

 

One of the nicest examples of that coin I have seen H8_modern, good pick up, I have a few.
Vespasian AE As Rome 76 AD, 27mm, 11.25gm,
RIC 11 897. Titus as Caesar, Rome 72-73 AD, 26mm, 11.08gm, RIC 11 662. Nero Lugdunum 65 AD, 28mm, 9.79gm, RIC 478.

 

Some Victories flying:






and a few more driving:

 

CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Didrachm (19mm, 7.39 g, 12h). Struck AD 76-77. Laureate head right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond. RPC II 1648; Sydenham, Caesarea 90. VF, toned.






BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.96 g, 3h). Laureate head of Poseidon right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and trident; monogram to left. BCD Boiotia 127; HGC 4, 1175. VF, toned, slightly off center on reverse.

 

A couple more walking:




and finally sitting down after all this exertion:

 

My favourite Niké

 

Bad pics but a couple more

 

Victory Vespasian as

 

I can offer up a couple.
Valentinian I

Constantius Chlorus

 

My first post! I just found this forum last night, looks like fun.

First, a celebration of my "victories" in Persia (AE As, issued around 232):


I'll save the others for the next post, to make sure I did it right.

 

Welcome Severus Alexander, very nice coin for your first post, looking forward to seeing more in the future.

 

My favorite coin in my entire collection, and consequently my favorite victory:

Roman Republic AR Victoriatus(3.07g, 18mm). Anonymous("Staff and club" series). 209-208 B.C., Etrurian 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.

 

Victory appears holding trophy on reverse of this coin which was struck in Trier under Constantine the Great. The reverse reads "Sarmata Devicta", strange to me.
RIC VII- 435.

 

Justinian, Byzantine Empire
AV solidus
Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield
Rev: VICTORI-A AVGGG ∆, angel standing facing, holding P-headed cross and cross on globe, star in right field
Mint: Constantinople
Mintmark: CONOB
Date: 542-565 AD
Ref: SB 140



Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine Empire
AV solidus
Obv: D N mAVRC TIb PP AVC, diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in left hand
Rev: VICTORI-A AVGG ∆, Victory standing facing, holding long staff surmounted with staurogram in left hand and globus cruciger in right hand
Mint: Constantinople
Mintmark: CONOB
Date:582-602 AD
Ref: SB 476
Size: 4.29 g., 21 mm wide