VIRTVS MILITVM

Reference : AYC #9, RIC 10

Weight: ?

Metal: Billon

Diameter: ?

Scarcity: Extremely rare

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP LAELIANVS P F AVG

Laureate and cuirassed bust of Laelianus to the right, seen from three quarters ahead.

VIRTVS MIL - I - TVM

Virtus standing front, with head turned left, holding a spear with the right hand and a standard (inscribed XXX?) with the left hand.

Coin referenced in the RIC 5B and Cohen vol.6, n° 10. To be confirmed. Source: M De Witte Collection. the Cohen noted "the same medal as n° 9 but from a different die". What about the reverse? XXX in the standard? As noted by RIC 5B which probably copied what had been written by Cohen, therefore “same medal” under n° 9 which described XXX in the standard. See comments on AYC #2, RIC 2 - 4, which deals with the problem of descriptions and sources. I noted the same legend break on the reverse as on the aureus of the same type.