VIRTVS EQVIT


Reference : AYC #10 (1), RIC -
Weight: 2.56 grs
Metal: Billon
Diameter: 19.00 mm
Scarcity: Scarce
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP POSTVMVS AVG

Radiate, draped et cuirassed bust of Aureolus to the right, seen from three quarters ahead.

VIRTVS E - QVIT

Virtus walking to the right, holding a spear with the right hand and a shield with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 15/06/2016 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 376, lot 497, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3343197, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

I tried to establish a classification of the coins according to the breaks of the legends, marks and dots. Difficult because the details are often out of blank, some coins are perhaps with dots or even an invisible mark but present on the die original. In this case, I report it here.

This coin could have a mark in the exergue, off the blank. But I think this is not the case as the legend is rather well centered and not off the blank, the design in the center is large .. so it is reasonable to think that registering a mark would be difficult in the missing part at the exergue which would then be quite large compared to the rest of the coin. But the letter may be shifted to the left, for example. Variant to be confirmed. One coin seen on colleconline shows the the exergue without mark and a reverse legend without break. However, we cannot know if a dot is present in the reverse legend and therefore conclude that this type without a dot exists. Link to the coin:
https://www.colleconline.com/fr/items/68531/monnaie-antique-romaine-2e-emission.