VIRTVS EQVIT


Reference : AYC #12, RIC -
Weight: 2.58 grs
Metal: Billon
Diameter: 19.00 mm
Scarcity: Scarce
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG

Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé d'Aureolus à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant.

VIRTVS E - QVIT

Virtus marchant à droite, tenant une lance avec la main droite et un bouclier avec la main gauche.

Photo of a coin sold the 20/05/2015 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 351, lot 664, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3324039, 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.

I do not think that the letter A is present on the reverse (AEQVIT) because it would then be above Virtus' head and therefore distant in height compared to the other letters. Or would we have a VIRTVS - AEQVIT break? No mark visible, large part smooth at the exergue.