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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2104739, member: 31620&quot;]The figure in your Severus Alexander example is laureate and thus would be interpreted as Severus Alexander himself. When Virtus is depicted, she exposes her right breast by having the drapery lowered as an Amazonian.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_035k_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20064bq%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20087r%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>WIthout the breast exposed and the lowered drapery we have to look for other clues. Laureate is the emperor. Helmeted it is normally Mars. The legend does not always correlate with the deity / personification depicted. The following being a classic example to my eyes of this.</p><p><br /></p><p>The legend is VIRTVS but the depiction is of Severus Alexander depicting himself as Romulus.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_077au_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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