After my recent Victorinus - Virtus purchase I stumbled across another small group of Victorinus coins that I felt obliged to give a good home. Each has some merit... Victorinus Antoninianus Obv:– IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right Rev:– PIETAS AVG Pietas standing left, with her right hand sacrificing over a small altar and, in her left, holding a box of incense Minted in Treveri mint. Reference:– AGK (corr.) 18a. Elmer 741. RIC 57 Fairly well detailed. Victorinus Antoninianus Obv:– IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent held in arms Minted in Southern mint. Reference:– RIC 67. AGK 21c A nice portrait, well engraved, lots of silvering and a half decent reverse. Victorinus Antoninianus Obv:– IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– INVICTVS, Sol running left, holding whip, right hand raised, chlamys in two folds. Star in left field Minted in Treveri mint. Reference:– Cohen 49, RIC 114, Elmer 653 A classic example of this common type. Victorinus Antoninianus Obv:– IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left holding two standards Minted in Treveri mint. Reference:– AGK 5b; RIC 109 Longer obverse legend with more of the emperor's name (Marcus Piavonius Victorinus). A slightly more unusual reverse type for the emperor combined with a nice example and plenty of silvering.
Excellent Victorinus coins. I take it they came as a lot? It's been a very long time since I've purchased one of the Gallic Emperor's coins. Hmm, I may just have to rectify that (when I get off the wagon).
Wow Martin, that is a fantastic group of Victorinus examples (congrats) Sadly, I don't have a Victorinus example, yet ... Hey, I admit that my following hypothesis may not be 100% thesis-material, but I hope that it leads you towards a final-answer ... I was born and raised in Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) ... and whenever a bunch of us Victorians got together, the onlookers would usually refer to us as a-holes!! ... I hope this helps? Cheers, my friend
Lovely set of Victorini! <---don't know if that's right, but antoninianus becomes antoniniani... I love Victorinus coins, he looks like a real bandit!
Great selection Of Victorinii (?)----my one example is a tad lower grade than any of yours...purchased long ago, so no photo available as yet..my cell and minicam suck at capturing coin images...but I loved your posts... I'm still chuckling at Steves 'helpful assistance' ...LOL
a great lookin' bust on every one of them..whatever you call the group. i have one, but it's in very bad shape, didn't even take a pic.
