VB series. AR Victoriatus, uncertain Samnite mint (Beneventum?), 212 BC. Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Rev. Victory standing right, crowning trophy; between, VB monogram; in exergue, ROMA. Cr. 95/1a; RRSC V 16A. AR. 3.03 g. 17.50 mm. R. Rare. VF. Debernardi and Lippi, in their recent study 'The Victoriatus - A comprehensive framework', propose disentangling the monogram as BV, which can be understood as Beneventum.