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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7984618, member: 75937&quot;]Wonderful write up, [USER=116315]@Claudius_Gothicus[/USER]! Venus is one of my subcollections and I adore coins depicting her. You&#039;re right that the goddess is far more frequently depicted on coins issued for empresses than emperors.</p><p><br /></p><p>You have found a real specialty item there! I love the feeling of finding a coin known only from one or two examples! It makes one feel as if one belongs to a club with a very exclusive membership.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://y.yarn.co/0644ee98-8cdf-4ad5-b291-bbabaf9b6abf_text.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Venus Victrix standing as seen from the front motif was a popular reverse type in the third century. I have too many to post without taking over your thread, so I&#039;ll limit myself to a little mini set of this type from Julia Mamaea. It was issued in the AV quinarius, denarius, sestertius, and middle bronze denominations. Of course, I&#039;m missing the AV quinarius.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385514[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235</p><p>Roman AR denarius; 3.27 gm, 18.7 mm</p><p>Rome, AD 231, 12th emission</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding helmet and scepter; shield at her feet</p><p>RIC 358; BMCRE 713; Cohen 76; RCV 8216</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385513[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.08 g, 30.6 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, 12th emission, AD 231.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VENVS VICTRIX S C, Venus standing left, holding helmet and scepter, shield at her feet.</p><p>Refs: RIC 705; BMCRE 718-722; Cohen 78; RCV 8235.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/mamaea-venvs-victrix-s-c-as-jpg.1156583/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman Æ as, 9.84 g, 25.0 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Rome, 12th emission, AD 231.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VENVS VICTRIX S C, Venus standing left, holding helmet and scepter, shield at her feet.</p><p>Refs: RIC 707; BMCRE 723-24; Cohen 79; RCV 8249.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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