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Offline Pscipio

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Victorinus
« on: November 08, 2005, 01:45:53 pm »
Got this nice Victorinus Ant today and I am very very happy with it. I only have the sellers picture since it is too dark now to take a new one, but since the sellers picture did not show the colour in the right way (a bright brown instead of the correct black patina), I tried to change the picture a little bit.

I already got this type from Victorinus in very nice condition ( https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=581&pos=16 ), but on the new one, Pietas is bare headed instead of veiled. Anyway, I just couldn't let go such a masterpiece and it definitely made my day! I wonder, though there is no die match, whether the obverse die was cut by the same artist that cut the die of my second specimen. Just speculating, of course.

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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2005, 02:04:39 pm »
VERY NICE! 
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2005, 02:42:51 pm »
It is a nice coin in an outstanding condition.  The personification figure is beautiful as well as the portrait.
I wonder how at this difficult time the artistic side of coinage of  Roman Gallic empire  was maintained
at such a high level. I would say that it was a matter of prestige. 
I am waiting now for a Probus coin with a very attractive portrait.
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2005, 05:30:13 pm »
Hi,

That is a very pretty coin, well done - nice to have both types of Pietas.

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Mauseus
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2005, 06:24:37 pm »
Drop-dead gorgeous!!! What a portrait!

Evan :o
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2005, 06:28:24 pm »
Quote from: mauseus on November 08, 2005, 05:30:13 pm
nice to have both types of Pietas.

I forgot to mention that it was mauseus who made me aware of the two different Pietas types - I was so in raptures about that portrait when I first saw the coin that I really didn't care about the reverse.
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2005, 07:13:41 am »
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2005, 08:30:52 am »
The previous picture was better, sorry to say that  ;) In any case, it is a beautiful coin and that is what matters. Congrats!
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2005, 08:36:55 am »
I have to agree that is is a superb coin with a really exceptional portrait.
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2005, 08:46:50 am »
Quote from: Optimus on November 09, 2005, 08:30:52 am
The previous picture was better, sorry to say that  ;)

I think that the previous picture let the details look better. I agree that they look better on the first picture, but my pic shows how the coin really looks like and that is what I intended. Compare to the originals sellers picture (see below) from which I had to take all colours away. It may let the coin look great, but not like it looks in reality  :)
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2005, 04:00:33 pm »
Truth and beauty are in the eye of the beholder.....
I think it is truly a beautiful piece!
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2005, 03:22:37 am »
Hi Lars,
Lovely coin. You seem to be building up an enviable group of Victorinus of which I'm quite jealous :o
Regards,
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Re: Victorinus
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2005, 06:03:31 am »
Wow, beautiful! Congrats!
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