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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3871440, member: 75937"]Lovely acquisition, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>Spes, of course, is depicted with a flower ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-bona-spes-denarius-jpg.879230/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.40 g, 17 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Eastern mint (traditionally attributed to Emesa), AD 194-195.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA DO MNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: BONA SPES, Spes standing left, holding flower and lifting fold of skirt.</p><p>Refs: RIC 614; BMCRE 412-13; Cohen/RSC 8; RCV 6575; CRE 387.</p><p><br /></p><p>... but other goddesses carry flowers as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Juno Lucina is depicted holding a flower (which Juno obtained from the goddess Flora and by which she conceived Mars), as on these sestertii ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-ivnoni-lvcinae-sestertius-jpg.609778/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</p><p>Roman Orichalcum sestertius, 26.43 g, 32.5 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 211.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE SC, Juno enthroned left, holding flower and child in swaddling clothes.</p><p>Refs: RIC 887; BMCRE 770; Cohen 94; Sear 6627; Hill 1173.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/mamaea-ivno-avgvstae-sestertius-jpg.975248/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 15.70 g, 27.4 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome mint, 6th officina, 13th emission, 1st phase, AD 231.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMA-EA AVGVSTA, Bust of Julia Mamaea, draped and diademed, right.</p><p>Rev: IVNO AVGVSTAE, Juno seated left, holding flower in extended right hand and swaddled infant on left arm.</p><p>Refs: RIC 683; BMCRE 759-760; Cohen 33; RCV 8230; Banti 9; ERIC II 54.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, Fecunditas occasionally holds a flower, perhaps assimilating her to Juno Lucina ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maesa-fecunditas-seated-jpg.670272/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Maesa, AD 218-225.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.2 g, 18.0 mm.</p><p>Antioch, under Severus Alexander, AD 218-220.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas seated left, with flower and scepter; two children at side.</p><p>Refs: RIC 380; Sear 7749; BMCRE p. 540; Cohen 7.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3871440, member: 75937"]Lovely acquisition, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] ! Spes, of course, is depicted with a flower ... [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-bona-spes-denarius-jpg.879230/[/IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 3.40 g, 17 mm, 12 h. Eastern mint (traditionally attributed to Emesa), AD 194-195. Obv: IVLIA DO MNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: BONA SPES, Spes standing left, holding flower and lifting fold of skirt. Refs: RIC 614; BMCRE 412-13; Cohen/RSC 8; RCV 6575; CRE 387. ... but other goddesses carry flowers as well. Juno Lucina is depicted holding a flower (which Juno obtained from the goddess Flora and by which she conceived Mars), as on these sestertii ... [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-ivnoni-lvcinae-sestertius-jpg.609778/[/IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman Orichalcum sestertius, 26.43 g, 32.5 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 211. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE SC, Juno enthroned left, holding flower and child in swaddling clothes. Refs: RIC 887; BMCRE 770; Cohen 94; Sear 6627; Hill 1173. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/mamaea-ivno-avgvstae-sestertius-jpg.975248/[/IMG] Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 15.70 g, 27.4 mm, 12 h. Rome mint, 6th officina, 13th emission, 1st phase, AD 231. Obv: IVLIA MAMA-EA AVGVSTA, Bust of Julia Mamaea, draped and diademed, right. Rev: IVNO AVGVSTAE, Juno seated left, holding flower in extended right hand and swaddled infant on left arm. Refs: RIC 683; BMCRE 759-760; Cohen 33; RCV 8230; Banti 9; ERIC II 54. Similarly, Fecunditas occasionally holds a flower, perhaps assimilating her to Juno Lucina ... [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maesa-fecunditas-seated-jpg.670272/[/IMG] Julia Maesa, AD 218-225. Roman AR denarius, 3.2 g, 18.0 mm. Antioch, under Severus Alexander, AD 218-220. Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas seated left, with flower and scepter; two children at side. Refs: RIC 380; Sear 7749; BMCRE p. 540; Cohen 7.[/QUOTE]
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