Antoninus Pius As - Vict Brit Vs Bri Tan

I was watching an auction a few weeks ago
Nothing too special but I spied an Antoninus As with Britannia dejected reverse
Not a great one but hey ..... VICT BRIT is always worth the time to watch even when a bit corroded
As the seconds ticked away the price sat at $20
Well worth the price I think !
So at 6 seconds to go I fired off a $40 bid figuring I might walk for around $25
Around 5 other people thought the same thing !
Well thats how the game is played
Oh the agony of defeat .....
To be honest I think the winner overpaid a bit on this one and I already have a better one anyway

11.46 grams 24MM


So I sighed and moved on down to the next items

I next spied a greenish As of Pius that sat at $8 with around ten minutes to go.
Not too bad really but some nasty cut marks on the reverse ....... still a Victory alighting reverse.
Never seen one of those before so I tossed in a ten dollar bid and reached for my copy of Sear Volume II
"Qu'est-ce que c'est !" and "Zut alors !"
I now bid well over what I had just over bid on the Britannia dejected ......
and waltzed away with sweet Victory for a mere $9

Obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
Bare head bust of Antoninus right
Rv. IMPERATOR II
Victory alighting holding shield inscribed BRI/TAN
11.05 grams 25-6MM
Sear 4301 RIC 732
Rome AD 143
Commemorates the victory of Q Lollius Urbicus over the Brigantes tribe in northern Britain




I messaged my friend Guy who collects the "Britannia" types to ask his opinion.
Like me he's never even seen one before !
He was dismayed by the cut marks but I wonder about those
Could they be "Gothic/Vandal" re-tariff marks like the ones VK used to show ? Not the LVII but maybe XII ?

Yesterday I thought I might sell it to help pay the bills
Today I changed my mind ......
Unless someone wants to pay a stupid price for it that is

Ah the sweet smell of Victory