Latest Venus -- Denarius of Julia Mamaea from Ken D.

This new addition to my collection of Venus reverse types arrived in the mail yesterday, courtesy of our very own @Ken Dorney . Isn't she lovely?


I'm in a classical mood and have been reading the Numophylacium Sulzerianum and, inspired by its quaint age-of-enlightenment Latin prose, I shall describe the coin as:

AR Γ. IVLIA MAMAEA AVG. Caput Iuliae Mamaeae. VENVS GENETRIX. Venus ſtolata ſtans, dextra pomum tenet, ſiniſtra haſta; ad pedibus puerulus.

She'll go nicely with the sestertius version of the coin:



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Wow! Both coins are lovely.

Congrats on your new addition!

 

Here is a rather 'curvy' Venus.

Julia Titi
AR Denarius, 3.22g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD (Titus)
RIC 387 (R). BMC 140. RSC 12.
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA T AVG F•; Bust of Julia Titi, draped and diademed, r., hair in long plait
Rev: VENVS AVG; Venus stg. r., leaning on column, with helmet and spear
Acquired from Aegean Numismatics, February 2017.

 

Beautiful !

A formerly Q's collection Venus


Plautilla, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 204
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right
VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet
3.4 gr
Ref : RCV # 7074, RIC IV # 369

Q

 

Fun with Numophylacium Sulzerianum numos antiquos Graecos et Romanos aureos argenteos aereos sis tens olim Iacobi Sulzeri.

 

More fun with Numophylacium Sulzerianum numos antiquos Graecos et Romanos aureos argenteos aereos sis tens olim Iacobi Sulzeri.

 

Typical toddler, yanking on mom's clothing begging for attention. I can hear the whining from here .

My various Venuses:

Venus Genetrix, shown a dozen or more times ...

Roman Republic
moneyer L. Julius L. f. Caesar, 103 BC
AR denarius, 17mm, 3.9 gm
Obv: Helmeted head of Mars left; CAESAR; ・C (retrograde)
Rev: Venus Genetrix in chariot left, drawn by two Cupids; lyre to left; ・C (retrograde) above
Ref: Crawford 320/1
ex RBW Collection

Venus Cloacina:

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome
L. Mussidius Longus, 42 BCE
AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.8 gm. Rome mint.
Obv: Radiate and draped bust of Sol facing
Rev: Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOAC and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left; L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS around above.
Ref: Crawford 494/43b; CRI 189a; Sydenham 1094a; Kestner 3758-9 var. (CLOACIN); BMCRR Rome 4252-4; Mussidia 7a.
Purchased from Barry Murphy at the 2014 ANA World's Fair of Money, Chicago.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-deity-worthy-of-respect.251682/


Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome
L. Mussidius Longus, 42 BCE
AR denarius, Rome mint.
Obv: Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right; CONCORDIA upwards behind; star in right field below chin
Rev: Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACIN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left; L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS around above.
Ref: Crawford 494/42b; Bab. 6; BMC 4244; Crawf. 494/42 b; Syd. 1093 a

Venus/Aphrodite:

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius
AE drachm, RY 8 (144/5 CE)
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: bull butting left; bust of Venus/Aphrodite left; star in upper left field
Ref: Emmett 1450.8

And my newest again, Venus Victrix :

Julia Domna
Augusta, CE 193-217
AR denarius, 17 x 19 mm, 2.72 gm
Rome mint; struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196
Obv: IVLIA DOMNA AVG; draped bust right
Rev: VENERI VICTR; Venus standing right, back facing, leaning upon column to left, holding palm frond and apple
Ref: RIC IV 536 (Septimius Severus); RSC 194
Formerly slabbed; NGC net grade XF
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/you-know-you-should-buy-the-coin-when.324654/

 

Even MORE fun with Numophylacium Sulzerianum numos antiquos Graecos et Romanos aureos argenteos aereos sis tens olim Iacobi Sulzeri.

 

Oh, and if you're wondering what those Greek letters are doing in the upper right corner of the listings in Sulzer, it refers to the size of the coin. Here's his handy-dandy size gauge in the front of his book:

 

Very nice pair of coins Roman Collector.
My Julia Mamea is VESTA.

 

Yours needs the Numophylacium Sulzerianum numos antiquos Graecos et Romanos aureos argenteos aereos sis tens olim Iacobi Sulzeri treatment!

 

That little cupid awesome on that Venus reverse! Nice looking denarius, but man I that sestertius is SWEET.