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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3413301, member: 80783&quot;]&quot;Veneri Gentrici&quot; on my Sestertius can be translated as &quot;to Venus the mother&quot;.</p><p>A hope that would not come true for the empress with a husband like Hadrian...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]905940[/ATTACH] </p><p>SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG PP - Diademed and draped bust of Vibia Sabina/ VENERI GENETRICI&nbsp; S C - Venus standing right, holding apple</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 128-134</p><p>24,83 gr / 32 mm</p><p>RIC 1035, C 74, BRMC 1883, Sear 3941</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Venus Gentrix at the Louvre in Paris, displaying the same pose:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]905945[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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