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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2808421, member: 75937&quot;]Annona, personification of the Roman grain supply, which came in by ships from Egypt and other provinces. No wonder she is depicted with a prow:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]656467[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161 </p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius; 23.16 g, 29 mm </p><p>Rome, AD 142 </p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. </p><p>Rev: ANNONA AVG S C, Annona standing right, between modius and <b>prow</b>, holding corn ears and out-turned cornucopiae </p><p>Refs: RIC 597; BMCRE 1228; Cohen 37; RCV 4147; UCR 502</p><p><br /></p><p>Next up: <b>EARS OF GRAIN</b>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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