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Spot The Coin I Bought This Lot For

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 Posted 02/01/2014  06:07 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Ben to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Just got this lot off of ebay. Who can tell me which coin I specifically bought this lot for?

It wasnt cheap either, £15, over £1 per coin.

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 Posted 02/01/2014  07:04 am  Show Profile   Check MetDet71's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add MetDet71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Top left with the Emperor being crowned?
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 Posted 02/01/2014  09:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add FVRIVS RVFVS to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Second down left ...... Something tells me it 'smells like' Marius ?
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 Posted 02/01/2014  10:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ben to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Metdet is right...its an issue from the usurper Vetranio - I cant be sure whos name its in until it arrives, I'm hoping its Vetranio (the rarer of the two with these field markings) as he's the only one I've not yet picked up (though I did recently get the rarest HOC SIGNO of Constantius Gallus, considerably rarer than Vetranio or Constantius II).

That coin looks like an odd Victorinus, but I'm not convinced. I'm almost sure the legend is -ORINVS. However, it is my second favourite of the lot - the Sol reverse comes out really nice, especially on the barbaric issues, oddly.
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you'll get your moneys worth out of that group ben.
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The HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS is almost certainly Constantius II, by the length of the legend, definitely issued by Vetranio and not later by the empire.

The middle fsar left coin is Victorinus and will be my type for him.

A whole pile of fully Identifiable coins...I wont go into it much, but they are much nicer than the picture suggests. Ill probably put the ones I'm not interested in keeping back on ebay. The mystery coin of the lot is a Gallic Empire coin which I dont recognise - the bust looks official but doesn't resemble Victorinus, not listed for Marius. I doubt its tetricus, but that will be my next port of call. Its not Pax. I'm referring to the coin 2 in from the left, bottom row, if anyone wants to give it a try.

Ill delve into the Victorinus RIC List later and try there.
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Looks like Tetricus, I have just cleaned one of him and it's very similar.
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 Posted 02/05/2014  1:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ben to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Heres my pictures of the lot. I'm keeping the Victorinus, might use the HOC SIGNO as an upgrade for one I got from Chris' cull pile.

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