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Gods, Goddesses, and Personifications
8. Mars
Mars, the Roman God of war, who presides over discord and contests , had a great following among the Romans.
Mars is depicted nude walking right with spear and trophy. A mantle hangs from his shoulder in the issue of 101-102..
from the Matthew Sersch collection
obv : IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PM
rev: TR POT COS IIII PP SC
35mm
28g
101-102ad
Head right, draped left shoulder
Banti 335
varieties:
Head right (RIC 426, Banti 334, BMC 743)
103-111ad
obv : IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP
rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC
varieties:
Bust right (RIC 482)
Bust right draped ,aegis (RIC 482)
from the Matthew Sersch collection
obv :IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI PP
rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC
33mm
25.7g
112-117ad
Bust right , draped left shoulder.
This coin is unlisted in RIC and BMCRE. BMCRE does note on page 205 that an example of this type exists in the museum in Naples. The example pictured above is the second known example of this type recorded.
Though called common by RIC, this reverse type is actually rare in all cases. Very few known examples and rarely appears for sale.
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