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Anonymous, Victoriatus, Second Punic War Issue, Scarce! 

AR; 18mm/3.2gm       Uncertain Military Mint in Sicily - c. 211-208 BC

Con/ Well centered with crisp images; struck on a somewhat misshapen flan, otherwise, about Good Very Fine.

Obv/ No legend; Laureate head of Jupiter right.

Rev/ Winged Victory standing right, crowning military trophy with wreath; R•MA in exergue.

Ref/ BMC139, Crawford 70/1.

Seller's Note/ The victoriatus was a silver coin minted by the Roman Republic between 221 and 170 BC. It was worth about three-quarters of a standard denarius. The obverse always depicted a laureate head of Jupiter, while the reverse featured a winged Victoria standing to the right, placing a wreath upon a military trophy. The inscription in the exergue usually reads "ROMA"

During the Second Punic War, Rome vs Carthage, (218–201 BC), Rome did not maintain permanent official mints in Sicily, relying instead on emergency military mints to finance campaigns and pay troops.