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Romano-Gallic Empire, Postumus, Summer 260 - Spring 269 A.D.
Virtus was a specific virtue in ancient Rome. It carried connotations of valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth, perceived as masculine strengths (from Latin vir, "man"). Virtus applied exclusively to a man's behavior in the public sphere, that is to the application of duty to the res publica in the cursus honorum. Private business was no place to earn virtus, even when it involved courage or feats of arms or other good qualities. There could be no virtue in exploiting one's manliness in the pursuit of personal wealth, for example. It was thus a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors and was personified as the deity Virtus.RB64658. Billon antoninianus, RSC IV 419; RIC V-2 93; Mairat 56; Schulzki AGK 102; Elmer 190; Cunetio 2400; SRCV III -, VF, well centered and struck, flan cracks, Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne, Germany) mint, weight 3.351g, maximum diameter 22.6mm, die axis 45o, 262 A.D.; obverse IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust right; reverse VIRTVS AVG (the valor of the Emperor), Mars standing right, helmeted, nude but for paludamentum on shoulders, vertical spear in right hand, resting left hand on grounded shield at side; SOLD
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