Victory / Nike - Let's see them

Thank you. It's the only gold I own. I was doing a brisk business with a dealer who decided he was quitting the Ancients business. He offered this coin to me for a remarkable price since I was a good customer. I couldn't pass up the deal.

 

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Cool Victory/Nike coins everyone.

 

High quality stuff!!

 

My Nike from Babylon under Selevkus (end of IV c. BC).

 

There's a stunner!

 

I’ll revive my own thread with a new arrival. I was drawn to this one because it references Britain and because 2 of the 3 “A”s seem to be upside down “V”s.







Caracalla, Denarius, Rome, AD 210-213, RIC:231

• laureate head right
• Victory standing left holding wreath & palm
• ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
• VICTORIAE BRIT

 

When the garment is brought in right below the breasts it is Nike. In Byzantine coins when it is brought in at the waist, Nike has conveniently changed sex and is now an angel.

 

Oops. Duplicate post.

 

Nice addition @H8_modern - and I'm glad you revived your thread otherwise I would have missed seeing all the great coins everyone has posted.

Here are a few of Victory I can contribute:


Septimius Severus (193-211) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 207.
Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG - Laureate head of Septimius Severus right.
Rev: P M TR P XV COS III P P - Victory, standing right, foot on globe, inscribing shield set on palm tree.
2.58g, 19.83mm.
RIC IV Part I ROME 211, RSC 489, BMC 534, S-6340


Caracalla (198-217), AR Denarius. Rome mint, AD 199-200.
Obv: ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right .
Rev: VICT AETERN - Victory flying left, holding wreath in both hands; at left, a shield set atop block impediment.
RIC-IVa-47a


Valens (364-378), Æ3. Siscia Mint.
Obv: DN VALENS PF AVG - Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE - Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm * over A in left field, DASISC in exergue.
16.72mm, 2.6g.
RIC IX SISCIA 7b, type VII


Theodosius II (402-450), AV Tremissis. Constantinople mint , AD 408-419.
Obv: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG - Pearl diademed draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM - Victory walking right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger, star in right field, conob in exergue
14.32mm, 1.50g
Reference: RIC X 213; Sear 21167

 

The Elegant Greek Nike​

Lysimachus proudly proclaims "my name wins first prize!"

Kings of Thrace, Macedonian
Lysimachus (305-281 BC)
AR Tetradrachm, Lampascus mint, struck ca. 297-281 BC
Dia.: 31 mm
Wt.: 16.5 g
Obv.: Diademed bust of deified Alexander right with Horn of Ammon
Rev.: ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ Athena Nikphoros seated left with shield and spear. Monogram above crescent
Ref.: Thompson 61

Can you find Nike?

Attica. Athens
AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 167-8 BC
Dia.: 30 mm
Wt.: 16.78
Obv.:Head of Athena right wearing triple crested attic helmet adorned with Pegasos
Rev.: Α-ΘΕ above MI / KI and ΘΕΟ / ΦΡΑ (Miki[on] and Theophra[stos]) Owl standing facing on amphora Θ, AP below.
Ref.: Thompson 320g

Spoiler: Where is Nike?

The Mighty Roman Victory
​

Heck yeah I'll invade Parthia without a plan... what could go wrong?

Roman Empire
Julian II, AD 360-363
AR Siliqua, Lugdunum mint, struck ca. AD 360-361
Wt.: 2.23 g
Dia.: 18 mm
Obv.: FL CL IVLIA NVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: VICTORIA DD NN AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond
Ref.: LVG. RIC VIII 212; Lyon 259; RSC 58†c, IRBCH 1424

It's party time!

Roman Empire
Elagabalus, AD 218-222
AR Denarius, Rome mint
Dia.: 20.29 mm
Wt.: 3.29 g
Obv.: IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG: Laureate and draped bust right
Rev.: VICTOR ANTONINI AVG: Victory running right holding leaf and palm
Ref.: RIC IV 153
Ex Bill Rosenblum mailbid sale 28F Nov 1998

It's toootaly still appropriate for me to put Jupiter and Nike on my coins.

Roman Empire
Constantine I, AD 306-337
AE Follis, Cyzicus mint, 6th officina, struck ca. 313-315
Dia.: 21 mm
Wt.: 3.8 g
Obv.: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; Laureate head right
Rev.: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI; Jupiter standing left, holding globe surmounted by Victory in right hand, holding scepter in left hand; eagle holding wreath in beak at left; S // SMK
Ref.: RIC VII 3
Ex JAZ Numismatics

Battle of the Victories!

Roman Empire
Canstantius II (AD 337-361)
AE16, Siscia mint
Dia.: 16 mm
Wt.: 1.5 g
Obv.: CONSTANTIVS P F AVG: bust right
Rev.: VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN: Two Victories locked in epic battle...
Ref.: RIC VIII 182

 

All fantastic coins but I love your Lysimachus, Alexander portrait.

 

I'll be posting this again in a day or two with the rest of my Augustus buying spree, but here's one I just got a couple days ago:


Augustus AE Diobol
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch, L MB in fields
23mm, 8.58g, struck at Alexandria in 12-13 AD

 

I've always found it fascinating how a broad range of Roman coins always seem to portray a figure holding Victory, but few coins show Victory in any other pose.

I have only one coin that doesn't show Victory being held:


OCTAVIAN (as AUGUSTUS)
AE Dupondius (?) (20.33 g.) Rome 7 B.C. RIC 429
CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRI – BVNIC POT Laureate head l., crowned by Victory stg. behind and holding cornucopiae. Rev. M SALVIVS OTHO III VIR A A A F F around S C. From the Gasvoda collection.

But I have five that show her being held:


JULIUS CAESAR 100 - 44 B.C.
AR Denarius (4.05 gm) Rome early Mar. 44 B.C.
CAESAR DICT PERPETVO Wreathed head of Caesar Rev. P SEPVLLIVS MACER Venus stg. L. holding Victory & scepter resting on star.


NERO 54 - 68 A.D.
AV Aureus (7.33 g.) Rome 64 - 65 A.D. RIC 54
Obv. NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Laureate head r. Rev. Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory in r. hand and parazonium in l.; in exergue, ROMA


GALBA 68 - 69 A.D.
AR Denarius (3.71 gm.) Tarraco (?) April - late 68 A.D. RIC 64
SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P Laureate head of Galba, globe at point of bust Rev. VIRTUS Virtus wearing short tunic and cuirass stg. l., holding Victory on globe.


VITELLIUS 69 A.D.
AE Sestertius (29.74 g.) Rome Apr. - Dec. 69 A.D. RIC 115
A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. MARS VICTOR S – C Mars, helmeted and in military dress, striding l., holding Victory in r. hand, parazonium at side and trophy over l. shoulder.
(OK, so maybe this reverse is missing Victory due to wear/weak strike...)


VESPASIAN 69 - 79 A.D.
AE Dupondius (14.20 g.) Lugdunum 71 A.D. RIC 1145
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III Radiate head r., with globe at point of bust. Rev. S – C Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium; behind, shields. In exergue, ROMA

 

That's a great point! I have only the following non-holding depiction of Nike - a Sulla's Dream denarius.

The reverse scene is cataloged as: "Sulla's dream: in the foreground on left, Sulla reclining right against a rock, his left arm supporting his head; on right is seen Luna Lucifera, wearing crescent on head, descending left from a mountain, her veil floating above her head and holding lighted torch in right hand; Victory with spread wings standing facing in background, holding palm frond in raised right hand."

 

And holding Nike, my Caesar denarius, which I ended up deciding to keep after thinking of selling it at auction:

 

A few more Victories that I like:


RR C Curiatius f Trigeminus 135 BCE Æ quadrans 18 mm 4.8g Rome Hd Hercules lionskin 3 plts - CCVR F ROMA prow Victory on deck holding wreath 3 pellets Craw 240-4a; Syd460b


RI AE As Trajan CE 98-117 26mm 11.0g Rome Laureate Draped - SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS Victory R wreath palm S-C RIC 675


RR AR Denarius 149 BCE Pinarius Natta Roma X - Victory driving Biga whip NATTA ROMA Cr 208-1 Syd 390


RI Caracalla 198-217 AR Quinarius CE 213 1.3g 13.6mm Laureate - Victory extending Wreath Palm RIC IV 101 RSC 450 RARE


Campania Capua 216-214 BC Æ Uncia 20.5mm 6.1g Laur hd Jupiter r star value l Victory trophy star value r Monete 21 HN Italy 493

RI GALBA AR Quinarius Lugdunum mint laureate r Victory globe stdng left 15mm 1.5g SCARCE


RR Rutilius Flaccus 77 BCE AR Den Roma Victory wreath biga Craw 387-1



RI Vespasian 69-79 CE AR Quinarius Victory seated wreath palm RIC 802 Rare


RImp Julius Caesar Lifetime P Sepullius Macer AR Den Jan-Mar 44 BCE 4.03g. CAESAR – DICT PERPETVO Veiled - Venus Victory sceptre star Syd 1074a Sear Imperators 107e Cr 480-14 Rare

 

They do not have to be Roman coins as long as you can accept Nike on Greek coins as equivalent. Syracuse, AR tetradrachm with Nike flyig above the horses:


What did the Parthians call Victory as seen here crowning Phraataces?


or as reverse type for Vonones?


When a Roman Emperor has a Greek language Provincial we usually call the Victory figure Nike as on this Septimius Severus of Hadrianopolis.


Imperials of Septimius Severus from each of his mints include Victory types.

Rome


Alexandria


Emesa


Laodicea


Philip I had several types but my favorite named the defeated tribe, Carpica.


Quite a few later Emperors used a two Victory type. This is Magnentius.


That is my ten photo per post limit but there are many more without touching a Victory being held. I guess it just depends on what you collect.

 

Just remembered another Roman coin which I have that has Victory on a quadriga.



The execution of a front facing quadriga must have been quite challenging for die engravers. The top of the arch is quite similar to my Kyrene stater:

 

That bottom coin is one of my all-time favorites -- I love the front-facing quadriga. Also quite envious of the Nero...