RS85051. Silver denarius, RSC II 472, RIC III 101 var. (thunderbolt vice Victory), BMCRE IV 151 var. (same), SRCV II 5676 var. (same), Hunter II -, aVF, attractive toning, bumps and marks, tight flan, edge cracks, Rome mint, weight 2.603g, maximum diameter 17.8mm, die axis 180
o, Dec 184 - Dec 185 A.D.; obverse COMM ANT AVG P BRIT, laureate head right; reverse P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, Jupiter seated left on throne with low back, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, right leg drawn back, Victory on globe in extended right hand (dividing legend), inverted spear behind in left hand;
extremely rare variant with Jupiter holding Victory and a spear instead of the normal thunderbolt and a long scepter, missing from most references and collections, only one sale in the last two decades on Coin Archives, and only three specimens in Reka Devnia hoard;
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