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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2713351, member: 76194"]Darn, man. You just committed theft. Those coins are worth more than you paid for them. Way to go!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PLEASE ENTER ME!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Diana Lucifera, which is the reverse of one of your coins, was the Roman copy of the Greek goddess Selene, who was a daughter of Titans (deities older than the main Greek Gods), and one of three primary deities associated with the phases of the moon. Just as Apollo drove the sun chariot, so did Selene drive the moon chariot across the sky. Although as a Roman deity she is more frequently depicted with a light staff instead of a chariot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]613201[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I also see you have Victory reverses. People don't realize this, but the Romans did not copy from Nike, the Greek Goddess of Victory, when coming up with their godess Victory. They actually copied an old Sabine Godess, Vacuna, who was associated with recreation. Leave it to the Romans to turn a goddess of fun and recreation into a goddess of crushing your enemy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of my Roman Victory reverses.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]613207[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2713351, member: 76194"]Darn, man. You just committed theft. Those coins are worth more than you paid for them. Way to go! [B]PLEASE ENTER ME![/B] Diana Lucifera, which is the reverse of one of your coins, was the Roman copy of the Greek goddess Selene, who was a daughter of Titans (deities older than the main Greek Gods), and one of three primary deities associated with the phases of the moon. Just as Apollo drove the sun chariot, so did Selene drive the moon chariot across the sky. Although as a Roman deity she is more frequently depicted with a light staff instead of a chariot. Here is one of mine: [ATTACH=full]613201[/ATTACH] I also see you have Victory reverses. People don't realize this, but the Romans did not copy from Nike, the Greek Goddess of Victory, when coming up with their godess Victory. They actually copied an old Sabine Godess, Vacuna, who was associated with recreation. Leave it to the Romans to turn a goddess of fun and recreation into a goddess of crushing your enemy. Here is one of my Roman Victory reverses. [ATTACH=full]613207[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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