VICTORIA AVGG

Reference : AYC #13 A (1), RIC 8

Weight: 2.92 grs

Metal: Silver

Diameter: 20.00 mm

Scarcity: Scarce

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG

Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus to the right, seen from three quarters ahead.

VICTO - RIA AVGG

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

Photo of a coin sold the 22/05/2016 by Nomos, Auction 12, lot 182, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3105426, link to their website: https://nomosag.com/.

The quiniarius type VICTORIA AVGG does not exist. The only known copy went on sale in the catalog: Adolph Hess AG, 22 mai 1935, Münzen der Römischer Kaiser, collection Trau, Franz, lot 2611. Mr Curtis Clay mentioned several years ago, that this coin was recognized for over 50 years as being an altered coin of Valerian or Gallienus. However, several books, even recent ones, mistakenly categorize this coin as authentic! Here is the photo of this fake quinarius:

Photo from the catalog quoted above, with kind permission of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, link to Gallica for download the catalog: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9812016h/f233.item.