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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 4655913, member: 14873&quot;]Very nice Mat, congratulations - and welcome!</p><p><br /></p><p>I was corrected on my own attribution that included “Venus Victrix” being depicted on the reverse. I can not recall who wrote me about that, but it was someone who I respected as a knowledgable person. He/She said it should be “Venus genetrix” the venerated spiritual icon from whom the Julian family claimed descendancy. I did some research and felt that attribution made sense - but I have forgotten what references I used. Anyway, I did change the name of that reverse depiction from “Venus Victrix” to “Venus genetrix”</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149248[/ATTACH]</p><p>Denarius, Crawford, Roman Republican Coins (RRC), No. 480/8 (March 44 BC - Alfoldi)</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin obverse depiction: Julius Caesar wreathed head facing right</p><p><br /></p><p>Inscription clockwise from right: [CAESAR DICT] PERPETVo (Dictator in Perpetuity)</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins reverse depiction: Personfication of Venus (possibly Venus genetrix?) standing, facing left, holding statuette of victory on palm of right hand and supporting vertical scepter with left hand</p><p><br /></p><p>Inscription vertical to right: L BVCA (L. Aemilius Buca, Moneyer)</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 3.5g</p><p><br /></p><p>I would appreciate some input on this - I will readily change my attribution if I can get some authoritative guidance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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