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<p>[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2990877, member: 39084"]I've always found it fascinating how a broad range of Roman coins always seem to portray a figure <i>holding</i> Victory, but few coins show Victory in any other pose. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have only one coin that <i>doesn't</i> show Victory being held:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737782[/ATTACH]</p><p>OCTAVIAN (as AUGUSTUS)</p><p>AE Dupondius (?) (20.33 g.) Rome 7 B.C. RIC 429</p><p>CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRI – BVNIC POT Laureate head l., crowned by Victory stg. behind and holding cornucopiae. Rev. M SALVIVS OTHO III VIR A A A F F around S C. From the Gasvoda collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I have five that show her being held:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737783[/ATTACH]</p><p>JULIUS CAESAR 100 - 44 B.C.</p><p>AR Denarius (4.05 gm) Rome early Mar. 44 B.C.</p><p>CAESAR DICT PERPETVO Wreathed head of Caesar Rev. P SEPVLLIVS MACER Venus stg. L. holding Victory & scepter resting on star.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737785[/ATTACH]</p><p>NERO 54 - 68 A.D.</p><p>AV Aureus (7.33 g.) Rome 64 - 65 A.D. RIC 54</p><p>Obv. NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Laureate head r. Rev. Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory in r. hand and parazonium in l.; in exergue, ROMA</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737789[/ATTACH]</p><p>GALBA 68 - 69 A.D.</p><p>AR Denarius (3.71 gm.) Tarraco (?) April - late 68 A.D. RIC 64</p><p>SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P Laureate head of Galba, globe at point of bust Rev. VIRTUS Virtus wearing short tunic and cuirass stg. l., holding Victory on globe.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737790[/ATTACH]</p><p>VITELLIUS 69 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (29.74 g.) Rome Apr. - Dec. 69 A.D. 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>(OK, so maybe this reverse is missing Victory due to wear/weak strike...)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737791[/ATTACH]</p><p>VESPASIAN 69 - 79 A.D.</p><p>AE Dupondius (14.20 g.) Lugdunum 71 A.D. RIC 1145</p><p>IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III Radiate head r., with globe at point of bust. Rev. S – C Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium; behind, shields. In exergue, ROMA[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2990877, member: 39084"]I've always found it fascinating how a broad range of Roman coins always seem to portray a figure [I]holding[/I] Victory, but few coins show Victory in any other pose. I have only one coin that [I]doesn't[/I] show Victory being held: [ATTACH=full]737782[/ATTACH] OCTAVIAN (as AUGUSTUS) AE Dupondius (?) (20.33 g.) Rome 7 B.C. RIC 429 CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRI – BVNIC POT Laureate head l., crowned by Victory stg. behind and holding cornucopiae. Rev. M SALVIVS OTHO III VIR A A A F F around S C. From the Gasvoda collection. But I have five that show her being held: [ATTACH=full]737783[/ATTACH] JULIUS CAESAR 100 - 44 B.C. AR Denarius (4.05 gm) Rome early Mar. 44 B.C. CAESAR DICT PERPETVO Wreathed head of Caesar Rev. P SEPVLLIVS MACER Venus stg. L. holding Victory & scepter resting on star. [ATTACH=full]737785[/ATTACH] NERO 54 - 68 A.D. AV Aureus (7.33 g.) Rome 64 - 65 A.D. RIC 54 Obv. NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Laureate head r. Rev. Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory in r. hand and parazonium in l.; in exergue, ROMA [ATTACH=full]737789[/ATTACH] GALBA 68 - 69 A.D. AR Denarius (3.71 gm.) Tarraco (?) April - late 68 A.D. RIC 64 SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P Laureate head of Galba, globe at point of bust Rev. VIRTUS Virtus wearing short tunic and cuirass stg. l., holding Victory on globe. [ATTACH=full]737790[/ATTACH] VITELLIUS 69 A.D. AE Sestertius (29.74 g.) Rome Apr. - Dec. 69 A.D. RIC 115 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. (OK, so maybe this reverse is missing Victory due to wear/weak strike...) [ATTACH=full]737791[/ATTACH] VESPASIAN 69 - 79 A.D. AE Dupondius (14.20 g.) Lugdunum 71 A.D. RIC 1145 IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III Radiate head r., with globe at point of bust. Rev. S – C Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium; behind, shields. In exergue, ROMA[/QUOTE]
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