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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4003949, member: 75937&quot;]From the founding of Rome, the Roman people believed that their city would be eternal and they paid divine honors to the personification of Rome herself, erected temples and altars in her honor, and instituted priests to perform sacrifices to the goddess Roma.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roma is shown helmeted, wearing armor and drapery, holding a spear, scepter, Victoriola or a Palladium, a wreath, or parazonium in its sheath. Often, a shield appears by her side. With these martial implements, she is known as Roma Victrix.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin depicts Roma Victrix awarding a Victoriola to Gallienus and bears the inscription, ROMAE AETERNAE -- &quot;of eternal Rome&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054159[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Cornelia Salonina, AD 253-268.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman billon antoninianus, 4.41 g, 19.8 mm, 12 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Antioch, AD 258-260.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right, on crescent.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: ROMAE AETERNAE, Emperor receiving Victory from Roma, seated left, holding spear; shield at her side.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 67; Göbl 1605c; Cohen 103; RCV 10651 var.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/vrbs-roma-gloria-exercitvs-jpg.1021067/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3">Sons of Constantine I.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman billion reduced centenionalis, 1.67 g, 15.5 mm.</font></p><p><font size="3">Heraclea, AD 337-340.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma, left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers holding one standard between them; SMHЄ in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC viii, p. 431, 28; LRBC I, 941; RCV 16529.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>The legend ROMAE AETERNAE (&quot;of eternal Rome&quot;) appears on coins of Antoninus Pius issued to commemorate the founding of the temple of Venus and Rome (see <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/temple-of-venus-felix-and-roma-aeterna.309413" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/temple-of-venus-felix-and-roma-aeterna.309413">here</a>) and was subsequently used repeatedly by many emperors for over a century. This antoninianus of Probus bears on its reverse ROMAE AETER, and depicts the temple of Venus and Rome, in the midst of which Roma is seated, holding a statuette of Victory.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054167[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Probus, AD 276-282</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman billon antoninianus; 3.79 g, 22.1 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 277-280</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust right in consular robe, eagle tipped scepter in right hand</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: ROMAE AETER, temple, statue of Roma seated facing inside; in exergue, R * A</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 183; Cohen 533; RCV 12027 var.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins depicting Roma![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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