SPES ROMANORVM

Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Flavius Victor to the right.

Campgate with two turrets, one star between them.

Photo of a coin sold on 23 June 2006 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 146, lot 196, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=92457.

I discovered this variant with no legend break on the reverse, by analyzing around 100 copies for the Aquilea mint. Only one copy seen with this legend variant without a break, which shows the rarity of this variant. Indeed, Flavius Victor coins are difficult to find and it seems that 99% of the coins in this mint have the break of AYC # 10. While waiting to see another copy of this variant, I cannot give any information on the officina letter which is deleted. Usually I classify the coins without break first, then according to the length of the break... Here, this legend without break is classified as a variant because it is very rare, unlike the other legend with break which appears in 99% of case.

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, the first coin has been sold on 18 January 2017 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 389, lot 798, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3673887, the second coin has been sold on 18 August 2004 by this same auction house, Auction 96, lot 187, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=182621.