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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2760206, member: 39084&quot;]Wow.&nbsp; That Gallienus reverse surely is a sad excuse for art.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, the Trajan reverse of Mars is very well done, including the usual anatomically correct rendition of Mars.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a couple Mars reverses, the first of which is an excellent obverse portrait of Vitellius with a weakly struck Mars reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634210[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>VITELLIUS&nbsp; 69 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (29.74 g.)&nbsp; Rome Apr. - Dec. 69 A.D.&nbsp; RIC 115</p><p>A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. MARS VICTOR S – C Mars, helmeted and in military dress, striding l., holding Victory in r. hand, parazonium at side and trophy over l. shoulder.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My second is the somewhat R-rated version of anatomically correct Mars on a Domitian:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634211[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>DOMITIAN&nbsp; 69 - 81 AD. </p><p>AE Sestertius (26.88 g.) Thrace 80-81 AD&nbsp; RIC 509 Titus</p><p>CAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head right / S C across field, Mars walking right, holding spear in right hand, trophy over left shoulder[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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