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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3693340, member: 75937&quot;]As an ancients collector, I was confused about this thread&#039;s title! To us, the Palladium was the statue of Pallas Athena in the temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum. Vesta is therefore often depicted holding the Palladium, typically on the reverse of a coin issued for an empress.</p><p><br /></p><p>Vesta holding the Palladium:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-vesta-denarius-jpg.939103/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.40 g, 18.0 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 147-161.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding Palladium and scepter.</p><p>Refs: RIC 400; BMCRE 485; RSC/Cohen 291; RCV 4601; CRE 152; ERIC II 136.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to legend, the Palladium was brought from Troy to Rome by Aeneas himself. This dime-sized coin of Julius Caesar (too expensive for my collecting budget) in the <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1146301&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=Caesar+palladium+denarius&amp;page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1146301&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=Caesar+palladium+denarius&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">British Museum</a> depicts Aeneas carrying the Palladium in one hand and his aged and infirm father, Anchises, in the other:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]989654[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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