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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3922810, member: 82549"]Actually, Mars is usually shown nude. It is often difficult to tell if a coin is depicting Mars or Virtus, and as a general rule, the figure is considered Virtus if it is wearing military dress and Mars if it is nude. Mars' military dress on the OP is unusual.</p><p><br /></p><p>And in the interest of completeness, here's a Mars similar to maridvnvm's coin just above but with a shortened legend:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/15.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>London mint, A.D. 307-310</p><p>RIC 108</p><p>Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG</p><p>Rev: MARTI PAT-RI PROPVG - Mars, holding transverse spear and shield</p><p>PLN in exergue</p><p>24 mm, 7.4 g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3922810, member: 82549"]Actually, Mars is usually shown nude. It is often difficult to tell if a coin is depicting Mars or Virtus, and as a general rule, the figure is considered Virtus if it is wearing military dress and Mars if it is nude. Mars' military dress on the OP is unusual. And in the interest of completeness, here's a Mars similar to maridvnvm's coin just above but with a shortened legend: [IMG]http://feltemp.com/Images/15.jpg[/IMG] London mint, A.D. 307-310 RIC 108 Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Rev: MARTI PAT-RI PROPVG - Mars, holding transverse spear and shield PLN in exergue 24 mm, 7.4 g.[/QUOTE]
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