VICTORIA ROMANORVM

Pearl and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius III to the right.

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

Photo of a coin sold the 05/01/2016 by Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XIX, lot 675, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2836208, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

It is the copy sold the 04/04/1963 by Hess Leu, sale 21, lot 279. Here is the photo in the catalog:

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/bpt6k98130852/f87.item#.

The RIC X, page 335, n °1339 note, mentions that the Cigoi lists fakes with this legend. It is necessary to check if this coin is listed in this book. This copy is also quoted in the note of RIC X. Quote: ''Also pieces by Cigoi, with legend VICTORIA ROMANORVM, e.g. DO (Dumbarton Oaks), Sale 80.279 (the sale of Hess Leu of 4 april 1963 illustrated above); Br 330 (Brunetti 1966).'' I bring closer to this half siliqua that is here:

Photo of a coin sold the 20/11/2000 by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 100, lot 668, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=74653, link to their website: https://www.lanz.com/. The style bothers me and furthermore the very close resemblance to the Solidus dies makes this coin even more dubious.