Rhine Legions. Anonymous, circa May/June-December 68. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 2.35 g, 11 h), uncertain mint in Gaul or in the Rhine Valley. 'S P Q R Group'. SALVS GENERIS HVMANI Victory standing right on globe, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond in her left. Rev. S P Q R within laurel wreath. BMC -, cf. 31 (oak wreath). CG 103.1 (this coin). Cohen -, cf. 421 (oak wreath). Martin -, cf. 78 (oak wreath). Nicolas -, cf. 71 (oak wreath). RIC -, cf. 73b (oak wreath). Unpublished and one of three known examples. Harshly cleaned and with numerous scratches, otherwise, good fine.


This extremely rare variety replaces the oak wreath on the reverse with a laurel wreath. It is known in three examples only, all of which were struck from the same die pair and are present in the Gollnow collection (lots 1111-1113).