Roman coins » Coin reverses
Understanding the reverse designs
The reverse often shows a Roman deity (such as Jupiter or Venus); a personification of a virtue (such as Aequitas meaning 'fair-dealing') or something symbolic (such as military or religous symbols). The reverse inscriptions either name these figures or list the emperor's titles. The following examples of the Personifications of Victoria (Victory) and Pax (Peace) demonstrate how to work out who is shown on the reverse:
Victory and Pax (or the personification of Peace.)
Reverses by grouping:
Gods and Goddesses (10)
Virtues and personifications (13)
- Aequitas
- Annona
- Felicitas
- Fortuna
- Genius
- Hilaritas
- Laetitia
- Liberalitas
- Pietas
- Providentia
- Salus
- Spes
- Virtus
Symbolic (5)
