Upon another coin we see the Goddess of Love holding a round object admittedly meant for the Golden Apple, while a child is stationed at her feet. The legend is _Venus Genetrix_. Among the coins issued in the name of Julia Domna, the wife of the last named Emperor, are nearly a dozen varieties upon which Venus is represented as holding a round object. A crescent occurs upon the reverse in some instances. Upon several coins of Caracalla (A.C. 211-217) we see that Emperor holding a small round object surmounted by a Victory; upon others he is to be seen holding a Victory only. Various coins issued in the name of Fulvia Plantilla the wife of Caracalla, show us the Goddess of Love holding a round object. The legends are _Venus Felix_ and _Venus Victrix_. In the reign of Elagabalus or Heliogabalus (A.C. 218-222) a coin was struck on which we see the Goddess Astarte, Ashtoreth, Ishtar, or Venus, holding a cross. Venus holding a round object is to be seen upon many coins issued in the names of Soaemias the mother of Elagabalus, his wife Julia Aquilia Severa, Julia Mamma the mother of Alexander Severus, and his wife Orbiana. On a coin of the Emperor Decius (A.C. 249-251) struck at Maeonia, we meet with the so-called "Monogram of Christ" upon a Roman coin in the form {image "monogram3.gif"} for the first time. Upon a coin of Trebonianus Gallus (A.C. 251-254) Eternity is represented as a female holding a small round object. On another coin of this reign we see a Phoenix instead of a Victory upon the round object held by the Emperor. Many of the coins of ancient Rome acclaim the Sun-God as the Saviour, and upon a coin issued by Gallienus (A.C. 254-268) we see the Sun-God Apollo holding a cross. Upon a coin issued by the younger Valerian we see the Sun-God holding a small round object. A coin struck by Tetricus (A.C. 267-264) has upon its reverse a representation of the Sun-God holding a round object, while in the field near the Sun-God is a cross. On a coin issued by Claudius II. we see the Sun-God Hercules holding a round object admittedly meant for the Golden Apple. Upon a coin issued by Aurelianus we see the Sun-God holding a round object surmounted by a crescent. On a coin issued by Vabalathus we see the Sun-God Hercules holding a round object admittedly representing the Golden Apple. Upon a coin of Numerianus (A.C. 283-284) we see the Goddess of Love holding a round object surmounted by a Victory. Such instances as this should be specially noted, as nothing distinguishes the round objects so surmounted from those held by Venus which admittedly represent the Golden Apple, and the present fashion of our symbol the Coronation Orb or Imperial Apple is due to the fact that a century later Theodosius II. Emperor of Constantinople started the idea of substituting a cross for the Victory. Upon several coins of Carinus (A.C. 282-284) we see the Sun-God holding a small round object.