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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8221301, member: 110350&quot;]Great presentation, [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>I have two coins depicting Venus standing left holding a scepter and what may be an apple -- one from Julia Soaemias and one from Severina.</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Soaemias (mother of Elagabalus). AR Denarius 220-221 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG / Rev. Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple &amp; scepter; large star in right field, VENVS CAELESTIS.* RIC IV-2 241 (Elagabalus); RSC III 8b. 18 mm., 2.85 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[This is the dealer&#039;s photo, and I am now reminded that I need to take a new photo of the reverse -- it isn&#039;t really that blurry!]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443968[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Roman equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite Ourania, who was associated in Greco-Roman mythography with the eastern goddess Astarte (a/k/a Ishtar, Ashtaroth,&nbsp; etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Severina (wife of Aurelian), billon Denarius, issue 11, early-Sep 275 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Diademed, draped bust right, SEVERINA AVG / Rev. Venus Felix stdg. left holding apple(?) &amp; sceptre, VENVS FELIX. In exergue: Γ [gamma] (Rome, Officina 3).&nbsp; RIC V-1 6, Cohen 14, Sear RCV III 11709; MER/RIC [<i>Monnaies de l’Empire Romain/Roman Imperial </i>Coinage] 1857 (temp.) (see <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1857" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1857" rel="nofollow">http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1857</a>) .19 mm., 2.1 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443969[/ATTACH]</p><p>[It&#039;s either an apple or a golf ball on a tee.]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Plus one with Venus holding an apple but no scepter:</p><p><br /></p><p>Galeria Valeria (wife of Galerius and daughter of Diocletian). AE Follis, 308-310 AD, Cyzicus Mint (4th Officina). Obv. Diademed and draped bust right, GAL VAL-ERIA AVG / Rev. Venus standing facing, head left, right hand holding up apple, left hand raising drapery over left shoulder, VENERI V-ICTRICI; Δ [Delta = 4th Officina] in left field; MKV [Cyzicus] in exergue. RIC VI Cyzicus 46 (p. 586), Sear RCV IV 14597.&nbsp; 24x26 mm., 5.7 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443970[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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