VICTORIA AVG

Reference : AYC #6 (3), RIC 9 C

Weight: 3.17 grs

Metal: Billon

Diameter: 22.00 mm

Scarcity: Very rare

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP C LAELIANVS P F AVG

Radiate and cuirassed bust of Laelianus to the right, seen from three quarters ahead.

VICTO - R - I - A A - VG

Victoria running right, holding a crown with the right hand and holding a palm with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 17/05/2017 by Nomos AG, Auction 14, lot 426, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3854563, link to their website: https://nomosag.com/.

The RIC which uses the Cohen as a source, give descriptions: Victoria walking left. The other variant with Victoria on the right is described with Victoria running. If we look at the drawing of Cohen we can see that Victoria is walking. We need to be able to see a coin with Victoria on the left to confirm if the character is walking. Moreover the Cohen, about this coin, wrote: "with the body very leaning back". Had he analyzed the coin correctly or had he relied on engraving details?

I report this coin with the portrait of a more ''barbaric'' style, sold the 10/03/2008 by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co, KG, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=441253.