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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3308483, member: 75937"]Aeternitas was the Roman personification of eternity and stability. As such, she is often depicted with the immortal phoenix as an attribute, as well as other symbols of steadfastness and stability, such as the <i>hasta pura</i> or globe.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins issued under Antoninus Pius for his deceased wife, Faustina I, use the motif of Aeternitas to signify the empress resides eternally in the celestial realm. Beckmann* makes an argument, based on die-linkage studies of Faustina's aurei, that a massive issue of coins in all denominations bearing the reverse legend AETERNITAS took place in AD 150/151 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the empress's death. These coins bear the obverse legend, DIVA FAVSTINA. While most of the coins have newly designed reverse types, some represent reissues of types used a decade previously which bore the obverse legend DIVA AVG FAVSTINA. Even though these coins share a common reverse inscription (AETERNITAS), they depict a variety of goddesses and personifications: Aeternitas, Fortuna, Providentia, Ceres, Juno, Venus, Vesta, and Pietas, each identifiable on the basis of their attributes (Ceres holding corn ears and torch, for example).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few coins of Faustina I from this 10-year death anniversary issue which depict Aeternitas, distinguished from the pantheon of alternatives listed above by the presence of the phoenix as one of her attributes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let's see your coins depicting Aeternitas!</p><p><br /></p><p>*Beckmann, Martin. <i>Diva Faustina: Coinage and Cult in Rome and the Provinces.</i> American Numismatic Society, 2012, pp. 63-69.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]876583[/ATTACH]</p><p>Denarius, RIC 387</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]876581[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sestertius, RIC 1105a.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]876584[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sestertius, RIC 1103Aa</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]876585[/ATTACH]</p><p>Dupondius or as, RIC 1156a[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3308483, member: 75937"]Aeternitas was the Roman personification of eternity and stability. As such, she is often depicted with the immortal phoenix as an attribute, as well as other symbols of steadfastness and stability, such as the [I]hasta pura[/I] or globe. Coins issued under Antoninus Pius for his deceased wife, Faustina I, use the motif of Aeternitas to signify the empress resides eternally in the celestial realm. Beckmann* makes an argument, based on die-linkage studies of Faustina's aurei, that a massive issue of coins in all denominations bearing the reverse legend AETERNITAS took place in AD 150/151 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the empress's death. These coins bear the obverse legend, DIVA FAVSTINA. While most of the coins have newly designed reverse types, some represent reissues of types used a decade previously which bore the obverse legend DIVA AVG FAVSTINA. Even though these coins share a common reverse inscription (AETERNITAS), they depict a variety of goddesses and personifications: Aeternitas, Fortuna, Providentia, Ceres, Juno, Venus, Vesta, and Pietas, each identifiable on the basis of their attributes (Ceres holding corn ears and torch, for example). Here are a few coins of Faustina I from this 10-year death anniversary issue which depict Aeternitas, distinguished from the pantheon of alternatives listed above by the presence of the phoenix as one of her attributes. Let's see your coins depicting Aeternitas! *Beckmann, Martin. [I]Diva Faustina: Coinage and Cult in Rome and the Provinces.[/I] American Numismatic Society, 2012, pp. 63-69. [ATTACH=full]876583[/ATTACH] Denarius, RIC 387 [ATTACH=full]876581[/ATTACH] Sestertius, RIC 1105a. [ATTACH=full]876584[/ATTACH] Sestertius, RIC 1103Aa [ATTACH=full]876585[/ATTACH] Dupondius or as, RIC 1156a[/QUOTE]
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