VICTORIA AVGG (Limes denarius)


Reference : AYC #4 (LM 1 (1)), RIC -
Weight: 2.81 grs
Metal: Billon
Diameter: 20.00 mm
Scarcity: Very rare
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian II Africanus to the right, seen from three quarters back.

VICT - ORIA AVGG

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

Photo of a coin sold the 07/09/2014 byr Numismatik Naumann, Auction 21, lot 712, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2114394, link to their website: https://www.numismatik-naumann.at/.

I found 5 coins from the same mold, here they are:

Photo of a coin sold the 12/03/2014 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 322, lot 591, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3302798, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

Photo of a coin sold the 14/10/2010 by Cgb.fr, MONNAIES 45, lot 463, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=865884, link to their website: https://www.cgbfr.com/.

Photo of a coin sold the 06/01/2019 by Numismatik Naumann, Auction 73, lot 545, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5597472, link to their website: https://www.numismatik-naumann.at/.

Two others coins were sold, the first by Baldwin's Auction Ltd the 24/04/2007, Auction 50, lot 148, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=367540. And the second by Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung the 07/03/2006, Auction 147, lot 2251, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=284945.

Gordian I and II share the same obverse legend, the bust of Gordian II is distinguished by absence of hairs in front of his laurel wreath.