Very interesting denarius from the Erician Venus Sanctuary on the reverse, which lay on Mount Eryx in western Sicily, and the eponymous city stretched along the slopes of the hill. This is what we see in the coin, which depicts a Tetrastyle temple on a pile of rocks and Eryx polis with city walls running around the hill.
Single marks in the left and right fields.
Roman Republic
C. Considius Nonianus (57 BC), Denarius 57 BC, Rome mint
Obverse: laureate and draped bust of Venus Erycina to right, wearing stephane and pendant earring
CONSIDI NONIANI S•C
Reverse: temple of Venus Erycina on the summit of Mount Eryx, tetrastyle temple seen from front on rocky mountain surrounded by a wall with crenelated tower at each end and a gate in center, above gate ERVC
Weight 3.6 g
