"My" Vestas

Here are two Vestas of my collection, I would be interested to see other Vestas of collectors.

 

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All my coins with a representation of Vesta show her on the reverse in a sitting position.

 

From my collection, here is an As of Caligula with Vesta seated on reverse.

 

Very attractive portrait, not obviously tooled or smoothed like most bronze coins.

 

Same as Bing, mine is just standing or sitting reverse, boring really.

How about a Vestal Virgin?


Aquilia Severa (220, & 221 - 222 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: IVLIA AQUILIA SEVERA AVG, Draped bust right.
R: CONCORDIA, Concordia standing facing, head left, holding double cornucopia and sacrificing with patera over altar to left; star to right.
Rome Mint
19mm
3.02g
RIC IV(part 2), pg 47, #226 (Elagabalus)

Scarcer with "Star in Right Field".

 

Julia Domna Rome Vesta seated

Another with later IVLIA AVGVSTA obverse

Julia Domna Laodicea Vesta standing (VESTAE SANCTAE)

 

I don't understand the poll so I voted 3.

I have only one example, and we've already seen it in this thread but here it is anyway:


Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41
Æ As, 29mm, 11.5g, 6h; Rome mint, AD 37-8
Obv.: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left.
Rev.: VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on ornamental throne, holding patera and long transverse scepter.

 

Cool subject @PMONNEY ! Great looking RR Denarii !!!

I only have 3 Vestas... And, shame on me for NOT having any Republican issues with Vesta!


RI Julia Domna 193-195 CE AR Den Vesta Palladium


RI Vitellius 69 CE AR Denarius Pont Max Vesta Seated


RI Gaius Caligula AE As 37-41 CE Vesta seated S-C

 

Antonius pius vesta denarius

 

Very nice Vesta's PMONNEY, with great detail. I have one of her with the temple of Vesta reverse. Rome 55 BC, 19mm, 3.14, crawford 428/1.

 

I have two Vestas, both types already pictured in the thread.

 

JULIA MAMAEA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust right
REVERSE: VESTA, Vesta standing half-left, holding palladium & scepter
Struck at Rome, 225-8 AD
2.5g, 20mm
RIC 360, RSC 81, BMC 381

 

Excellent Vestas in this thread!

Holy cow @Severus Alexander I think you have mine beat, nice surfaces.

 

Yup, the only Vesta that I have is this humble Caligula example ...

 

man, i don't have much in the vesta department, here's an AP with a vesta reverse...

 

A couple of Flavian Vestas, both seated.


Vespasian
AR Denarius, 3.48g
Rome Mint, 71 AD
RIC 45 (C), BMC 55, RSC 358
Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: PON MAX across field; Vesta, draped, hooded, seated l., holding simpulum in extended r. hand, l. hand at side



Domitian Caesar
AR Denarius, 3.54g
Rome Mint, 79 AD
RIC V1087 (C2), BMC V262, RSC 378
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS; Vesta, std. l., with palladium and sceptre

 

I have examples of:-

Vesta seated left holding palladium and sceptre


Vesta seated left, holding simpulum and sceptre

Vesta standing left, veiled, patera in right, sceptre in left

Vesta standing left, sacrificing out of simpulum over lighted altar and holding palladium

Vesta standing left, holding Palladium & sceptre

 

Sorry, didn't see this until just now. Thank you! Yours is a beauty too!

 

Super posts everyone!!!

I'll add another 'Temple of Vesta'----

 

Love that coin. Great detail.