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Offline lv88

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Unknown Gallic Empire - Victorinus?
« on: January 17, 2022, 04:19:50 pm »
21mm, 2.1 grams

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Re: Unknown Gallic Empire - Victorinus?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2022, 04:23:13 pm »
Hi,

Yes, Victorinus, INVICTVS reverse, V star and leaf field marks. Elmer 683.

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Re: Unknown Gallic Empire - Victorinus?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2022, 06:52:41 pm »
Just an interesting detail about your coin: Rare examples of the type INVICTVS appeared at the same time with a small stylized tree leaf under the floating side of Sol's mantle going to the left (in the right field).The representation of this plant symbol quickly degenerates into a kind of triangle with slightly curved sides (like on your specimen) called by the English authors Bland and Besly "hieroglyph".  So yes, you have a coin with hieroglyph on it !
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Re: Unknown Gallic Empire - Victorinus?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2022, 09:16:23 pm »
Thank you all!

 

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