weight 3,28gr. | silver Ø 20mm.
obv. Laureate bust right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum,
around the text IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
rev. Venus, draped, standing left, leaning on shield, holding helmet in right
hand and sceptre in left hand, around the text VENVS VICTRIX
Venus is the Roman goddess of love, beauty, prosperity, fertility, and victory. She was so important to Romans that they claimed her as their ancestress. According to mythology, her son Aeneas fled from Troy to Italy. He became the ancestor of Remus and Romulus, who founded Rome. Venus′s festival took place on April 1. It was called the Veneralia. Aside from draping Venus in flowers, followers also carefully washed her statue, and promised to fulfill the moral obligations of good Roman wives and husbands. Many men and women also asked her advice on matters of the heart.
Plenty of artworks depict Venus and also on coins and also on coins we often see her depicted. Venus had many titles, representing her importance Venus Cloacina (the Purifier), Venus Felix (the Lucky, suggesting she could be prayed to for good luck), Venus Genetrix (Mother, representing her role as mother of Rome), Venus Murcia (Myrtle, representing the importance of this plant to her), Venus Verticordia (the Changer of Hearts, representing her role in love) and Venus Victrix (Victorious, showing that she was a goddess of victory)
Cohen 347 | RIC 131 | Hunter 66 | Sear 8683
some weakness of strike
xf-/vf+
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