SPES ROMANORVM


Reference : AYC #10 b, RIC 55 b3
Weight: ?
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Scarce
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

D N FL VIC - TOR P F AVG

Buste avec diadème de perles, drapé et cuirassé de Flavius Victor à droite.

SPES RO - MA - NORVM

Porte de camp avec deux tourelles, une étoile entre elles.

Marks

SMAQ
Numéro :

Coin without officina letter at the exergue, listed by the RIC IX with the reference Ulrich-Bansa. Existence to be confirmed. It is very likely that the letter is erased by wear. We find for example on the internet, this coin listed by some websites without officina letter: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2193940. The smooth space between the letter Q and the letter M of ROMANORVM is large and one can think that the letter is simply erased ... moreover there seem to be some visible letter remains. I add that the letter S is also erased..

The letter G being often confused with the bust, we cannot say if all the coins of this mint have a ribbon coming out of this letter as is the case on the Siliquae. I was able to see two copies with a clearly visible ribbon, link to the first coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3673887, link to the second coin sold by this same auction house: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=182621.