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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Recovery of the Empire| > |Magnia Urbica| > RA85025
Magnia Urbica, Augusta Mid 283 - Mid 285 A.D.
|Magnia| |Urbica|, |Magnia| |Urbica,| |Augusta| |Mid| |283| |-| |Mid| |285| |A.D.|, Sulla, in a dream, was the first to see Venus as Venus Victrix (victorious Venus) with the weapons of Mars. He made her his patroness. Pompey inaugurated the cult of Venus Victrix in Rome. The night before the battle of Pharsalus 48 B.C. Pompey dreamed of Venus Victrix, seemingly a lucky sign. That night Caesar sacrificed to Venus Genetrix, but issued Venus Victrix as the watch word. Caesar was victorious in the battle!
RA85025. Billon antoninianus, Hunter IV, p. 216, 2; RIC V-2 343 (S); Cohen VI 17; SRCV III 12424, VF, full circles centering, traces of silvering, corrosion, 6th officina, Rome mint, weight 3.845g, maximum diameter 22.6mm, die axis 180o, 284 - 285 A.D.; obverse MAGN VRBICA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, crescent behind shoulders, hair brushed in straight lines, plait carried up the back to top of head and running under stephane; reverse VENVS VICTRIX (victorious Venus), Venus standing left, helmet in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, grounded shield at feet on left, KAΣ in exergue; scarce; SOLD











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