Victoriatus

As Victoriatus referred to an ancient Roman coin type, which was issued from about 210 BC to about 100 BC the Roman Empire and in the obverse bore the god Jupiter.

The name of the coin is derived from the goddess of victory, Victoria, who was to be found on each lapel of this type, and usually stands in front of a field character that was decked out with the weapons of defeated enemies. The coin was struck shortly before the first denarii. Its value corresponded to 3/4 of a denarius ( = 7 1/ 2 old Aces) - measured by the silver content of the early denarii. The coin was spent mostly outside of Rome; presumably they circulated mostly in the more remote areas of Latium. In Illyria was estimated to Victoriatus as trade coin. Its silver content corresponded to half the Greek Doppeldrachme that still circulated in the southern Italian and Sicilian room. It is believed that he should be an equivalent for easy drachma so that was important for grades Roman Greek Miettruppen. The V. was allegedly issued in the field of the commanders of the troops, which would suggest his symbolism in the lapel. The V had never owned a value name as X, V, or IIS, as it was usual with the early Roman denarii, and Quinaren sesterces, he was therefore probably not intended for the Roman internal circulation.

Later, the Victoriatus was pushed back by the denarius and soon disappeared from daily life. By 100 BC, replacing the Quinarius nummus the Victoriatus, which continued to exist for some time only in the Thessalian Confederation.