RB116644. Copper as, RIC II-1 709, BMCRE II 452, BnF III 482, Cohen 656, Hunter I 181, SBCV I 2817, Choice aVF, centered, brown patina, lightly porous, 12.180g, 29.0mm, 135^o, Rome mint, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P (Latin: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus Consul Quintum Decimum Censor Perpetuus Pater Patriae - supreme commander, caesar, Domitian, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, consul for the 15th time, censor for life, father of the nation), laureate bust right; reverse VIRTVTI AVGVSTI (Latin: to the valor of the Emperor), Virtus standing right, left foot on a helmet, spear vertical behind in right behind, parazonium in right

 

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'). It was thus a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors and was personified as the deity Virtus.