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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3191201, member: 75937&quot;]An auction win adds to this little mini-set of Venus types on the sestertii of Julia Mamaea. Her bronzes portraying Venus depict the goddess in three guises (no coins were issued in her name depicting Venus as <i>Caelestis</i>). The middle bronzes of this empress are scarce to rare:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Venus Felix </b>(Lucky Venus)</p><p>--Sestertii and middle bronzes with various combinations of left- and right-facing busts and left- and right-standing Venus holding Cupid or statuette and scepter, all bearing the reverse inscription VENERI FELICI S C (RIC 694-700).</p><p>--Sestertii and middle bronzes depicting Venus seated left, holding a statuette and scepter and bearing the reverse inscription VENVS FELIX S C (RIC 701-703).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Venus Genetrix </b>(Venus the mother, ancestress of the Roman people)</p><p>--Sestertius depicting Venus standing left, holding apple and scepter with a child standing at her feet (RIC 704)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Venus Victrix </b>(Venus the victorious, who brings victory to Rome)</p><p>--Sestertii and middle bronzed depicting Venus standing left, holding a helmet and scepter and with a shield at her feet (RIC 705-707).</p><p><br /></p><p>Post whatever you feel is relevant!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823880[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 21.21 g, 30 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, 4th emission, AD 224.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: VENERI FELICI, Venus standing right, holding scepter and Cupid; S-C across fields.</p><p>Refs: RIC 694; BMCRE 190-194; C 62; RCV 8232; Banti 16.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823922[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius (dupondius?), 18.80 g, 27.1 mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 224, fourth emission.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VENVS FELIX SC, Venus enthroned left, holding cupid and scepter.</p><p>Refs: RIC 701; BMCRE 197-201; Cohen 69; RCV 8233.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823886[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 26.22 g, 32.3 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 223, third emission.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VENVS GENETRIX SC, Venus standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand; at feet, Cupid standing right, reaching upwards.</p><p>Refs: RIC 704; BMCRE 154-155; Cohen 74; RCV 8234.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823887[/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.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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