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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2329827, member: 42773&quot;]<i>Fortuna Redux</i> was the tutelary of the emperor&#039;s safe return after travels abroad. She was introduced as an aspect of <i>Fortuna</i> in 19 BC, upon the return of Augustus from Asia Minor. She is the most common depiction of <i>Fortuna</i> on Roman coinage during the first three centuries. Although she was officially introduced as a protectress of emperors, she found her way into the everyday religious practices of common citizens, particularly soldiers (as one might expect).</p><p><br /></p><p>In AD 113, Trajan embarked on his last campaign, against the Parthians, to which the reverse of this coin refers. The history of his Eastern travels is complex, punctuated by significant military successes, but the invocation of <i>Fortuna Redux</i> was to no avail - he fell ill and died of edema before he could return to Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]472237[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins of <i>Fortuna Redux</i>. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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