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 05 May 2010 by Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 84, lot 1572, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=163194.

Variant of the RIC 55b, here is the description given by Classical Numismatic Group concerning this coin:

''RIC IX 55b.1 (mintmark); cf. Paolucci 804 (same); cf. LRBC 1104 (same). Good VF, green patina. Exceptional for issue. Rare die error.

From the Elliott-Kent Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 94 (21 July 2004), lot 198.

Though assigned to the first officina, a closer inspection of the mintmark reveals that the reverse die appears to have been made originally for the second officina, as an ‘S’ can be seen just below and to the right of the ‘P.’ ''.

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.