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Venus Victrix
Plautilla, killed 212, wife of Caracalla
AR - Denar, 3.6g, 18mm
       Rome AD 204(?), struck under Septimius Severus
obv. PLAVTILLA - AVGVSTA
        draped bust, bare head r.
rev.  VENVS VICTRIX
        Venus bare to waist, standing l., holding apple and palmbranch, and 
        resting left elbow on shield; at her feet l., Cupido, holding helmet
RIC IV/1, 369; C.25; BMCR. 429
Scarce; about VF

VENUS VICTRIX, the victorious Venus. It was first Sulla who in a dream saw Venus with the weapons of Mars as Venus Victrix and made her to his personal patroness. Pompeius then was inaugurating the cult of Venus Victrix in Rome. In the night before the battle of Pharsalus 48 BC Pompeius was dreaming of Venus Victrix - seemingly a lucky sign -, whereas Caesar was sacrifying to Venus Genetrix, but issued as watchword 'Venus Victrix', and defeated Pompeius!

Venus Victrix

Plautilla, killed 212, wife of Caracalla
AR - Denar, 3.6g, 18mm
Rome AD 204(?), struck under Septimius Severus
obv. PLAVTILLA - AVGVSTA
draped bust, bare head r.
rev. VENVS VICTRIX
Venus bare to waist, standing l., holding apple and palmbranch, and
resting left elbow on shield; at her feet l., Cupido, holding helmet
RIC IV/1, 369; C.25; BMCR. 429
Scarce; about VF

VENUS VICTRIX, the victorious Venus. It was first Sulla who in a dream saw Venus with the weapons of Mars as Venus Victrix and made her to his personal patroness. Pompeius then was inaugurating the cult of Venus Victrix in Rome. In the night before the battle of Pharsalus 48 BC Pompeius was dreaming of Venus Victrix - seemingly a lucky sign -, whereas Caesar was sacrifying to Venus Genetrix, but issued as watchword 'Venus Victrix', and defeated Pompeius!

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wolfgang336   [Oct 30, 2004 at 05:45 PM]
Not exactly a pretty lady was she? Rolling Eyes
Gunner   [Oct 30, 2004 at 06:37 PM]
She's quite cute on my lil Plautilla Denarius. Maybe the Celator hated her? lol

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