Roman leader Julius Caesar used an image of which goddess on his coins?

The Roman goddess Venus embodied ancient ideals of beauty, yet she was not revered for her looks alone. People prayed to the goddess about love, but also about social and military success. The Romans believed she had the power to bring about reconciliation and conflict depending on her mood. Venus' beauty often caused the demise of many a mortal man. Reports of men making love to statues of the goddess reveal how beautiful the depictions of Venus were when first created. Others saw past her physical appearance to claim her as their patron, placing her image on their coins to advertise their victories. Such practice was done by Julius Caesar in 44 BC, Lucius Cornelius Sulla around 84 BC and Marcus Aurelius between 161 and 176 AD.

There are several stories about Venus' origins, with some claiming she was a daughter of Zeus, the king of the gods. Other myths, such as that recorded by Hesiod in the 8th or 7th century BC, record Venus' birth from the sea foam at the location the titan Kronos threw his father’s castrated testicles.

Julius Caesar was a military commander of the Roman Republic. He was a member of the First Triumvirate, but when that broke up, he fought a civil war against Pompey the Great. After winning the war, Caesar became a Roman dictator until he was killed by his enemies in Rome. Later rulers of Rome called themselves 'Caesar' after Julius, and this title also led to the titles 'Kaiser' and 'Tsar'.