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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;arizonarobin, post: 3362617, member: 41036&quot;]Being that it is Valentine&#039;s Day, I thought it might be fun to see some coins with Venus, Eros, Cupid etc.</p><p>I don&#039;t have a good example of Cupid by himself... (only Thanatos <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie40" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>So to start off the love, here is Venus: <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i66.tinypic.com/2z8atc6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Domna</p><p>IVLIA PIA-FELIX AVG</p><p>draped bust right</p><p>VENVS GENETRIX</p><p>Venus seated left, holding apple and sceptre; cupid to left</p><p>Ar Denarius 17-20mm; 3.01g</p><p>RIC 389b, S 7107, C 205 (yr 217 Rome)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i68.tinypic.com/wjw8j7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Silver denarius, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 198 - 202 A.D.</p><p>3.326g, 22.0mm, die axis 0o, </p><p>IVLIA AVGVSTA</p><p>draped bust right</p><p>VENVS FELIX</p><p>Venus standing slightly left, head left, apple in raised right, scepter vertical behind in left</p><p>RIC IV 646, RSC III 197, BMCRE IV 620, </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i67.tinypic.com/snz7g0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>IVLIA AVGVSTA</p><p>Draped bust right</p><p>VENVS VICTRIX</p><p>Venus standing left, helmet in right, palm frond in left, resting elbow on column, cuirass right, Cupid holding shield at feet left</p><p>RIC 581 var (no Cupid or cuirass); . C. - . BMC - . Hill 1199 var; RSC 218 var (no Cupid)</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see some coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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