Victorinus, Antoninianus, 268-270, Cologne Mint - RIC V, Part II, --

US $76.00  
March 04, 2007
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Estimate:  US $ 125

Victorinus, Antoninianus, 268-270, Cologne Mint 
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG 
Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right 
VIRTVS-AVG 
Soldier standing left, right hand resting on shield, transverse 
spear in left 
19mm x 20mm, 2.96g 
RIC V, Part II, -- 

Note: RIC does not list this reverse type with soldier standing left 
for the Southern Mint and not at all for Cologne. Also, this example 
is overstruck on another coin, but the host coin cannot be readily 
determined. There appears to be remnants of the letter C in the 
reverse right field and perhaps branches of a coin with a Pax 
reverse in left field. The fine style, lack of obverse legend 
punctuation (that I can see), existence of a reverse field mark and 
smaller features of the reverse figure seem to suggest this piece 
was minted in Cologne vs the "Southern Mint". 

Follow-up note from Lars Rutten: Zschucke, Die römische Münzstätte 
Köln, attributes your coin to Cologne mint, 6. emission, 2. officine 
(Zschucke 210) and rates it as R1. It isn’t listed in Elmers 
Münzprägung der gallischen Kaiser. 

Follow-up note from Steve Minnoch: 5 specimens of this type were in 
the Cunetio Hoard, (Cunetio 2550). You might also note the 
punctuation in the obv, i.e. IMP C VICTORINVS.P.F.AVG  The mints for 
Victorinus (and this continues for Tetricus) are identified by the 
bust type, Mint I (in RIC, Cologne, but according to Cunetio, 
probably Trier) uses draped and cuirassed busts, Mint II (Southern 
mint in RIC, but Cologne according to Cunetio) cuirassed only.  Your 
coin is thus Mint I, probably Trier.