VICTORIA AVG

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

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

Photo of a coin sold the ? by Classical Numismatic Group in their webshop, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=38056, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/. Source: Ex E.J.W. Hildyard Collection.

The RIC 5B mentions a bust as being radiate and draped, bust A. I think this is a mistake, we see the cuirass on coins with a draped bust. Bust A for n° 8 and 9 does not seem to exist and is the result of an error. Concerning the legend IP C COR LAELIANVS, the RIC 5 B page 373, mixes under the same number the variants IMP or CORN. To be confirmed, I could only observe coins with the legend IP C VLP COR LAELIANVS.

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?