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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2834741, member: 82322&quot;]<b>Virtus</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]669005[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gordian III, 239 AD, 4.41g, Antoninanus 23mm</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: VIRTVS AVG; Virtus standing left, holding olive branch and javelin (point side down?); shield at side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wikipedia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtus_(deity)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtus_(deity)" rel="nofollow">says</a> Virtus was the deity of bravery and military strength, the personification of the Roman virtue of virtus (valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth). The Greek equivalent deity was Arete.</p><p><br /></p><p>(edit) All the coin sites call the pole Virtus is holding a spear.&nbsp; Wikipedia says Virtus&#039; object is usually a javelin.&nbsp; Most examples I saw online seem to lack a pointy end.&nbsp; The few that do have the point down.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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