VIRTVS EQVIT


Reference : AYC #11 (4), RIC -
Weight: 2.40 grs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 20.00 mm
Scarcity: Scarce
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

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

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

Marks

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Numéro : 1

Photo of a coin sold the 20/04/2014 by Auctiones GmBh, eAuction #25, lot 86, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1922205, link to their website: https://www.auctiones.ch/.

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.

It is possible that other dots are present on the reverse but off the blank or erased. The AYC #11 (2), (3) et (4) could be the same (they would therefore be the AYC # 11 (5) variant with the three dots), each coin displaying a single dot out of the three present in reality. These three variants are to be confirmed.

Auctiones GmbH gives a diameter of 18-20 mm, I chose the larger diameter because the coin has an oval shape and part of the beading is off the blank.