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[[File:Coin - Zeno - B - Winged Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross with right hand - VICTORIA AVGGG I - Victoria Augustorum.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Winged Victoria holding a large jewelled cross.  Gold coin of [[Zeno|Emperor Zeno]].]]

[[File:Coin - Zeno - B - Winged Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross with right hand - VICTORIA AVGGG I - Victoria Augustorum.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Winged Victoria holding a large jewelled cross.  Gold coin of [[Zeno|Emperor Zeno]].]]

[[File:Coin - Anastasius I Dicorus - B - Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and cross on globe; star in right field - VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM - Victoria Augustorum.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Victoria advancing toward the moning and evening star [[Venus (goddess)|Venus]] while looking at the victor's wreath and holding the [[globus cruciger]].]]

 

[[File:Coin - Anastasius I Dicorus - B - Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and cross on globe; star in right field - VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM - Victoria Augustorum.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Gold coin from [[Anastasius I Dicorus]] depicting [[Victoria (goddess)|Victoria]] advancing toward her counterpart: the moning and evening star [[Venus (goddess)|Venus]] while looking at the victor's wreath and holding the [[globus cruciger]].]]

 

[[File:Gold Coin - Philip III Arrhidaios - B - Winged Nike with Wreath & Stylus - Babylon mint either under Archon, Dokimos or Seleucus I - RGB Medium 150ppi PD.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Minted in [[Babylon]] shortly after the death of [[Alexander the Great]] during the reign of his older half-brother [[Philip III of Macedon]], this coin as both sides shows Alexander's choice of the [[Athena (goddess)|Virgin Athena]] on the obverse, and the goddess of battle and her counterpart [[Nike (goddess)|Nike]] on the reverse side (pictured), the bringer of swift victory.  Exactly like the Roman equivalents [[Venus (goddess)]] and [[Victoria (goddess)|Victory]] and used in the same way.]]

'''Victoria''', or '''Victory''', synonomous with '''[[Venus (goddess)|Armed Venus Victrix]]''', favoured goddess of the Roman Empire's Armies (or equivalent thereof) and one of the principals at [[Rome]].  Her emminance was manifest as the systematic god of choice on Roman gold coins.

'''Victoria''', or '''Victory''', synonomous with '''[[Venus (goddess)|Armed Venus Victrix]]''', favoured goddess of the Roman Empire's Armies (or equivalent thereof) and one of the principals at [[Rome]].  Her emminance was manifest as the systematic god of choice on Roman gold coins.