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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3188397, member: 76194"]I respectfully disagree. That is a replica of a bronze Roman statue of Jupiter that would have been found on a home altar. Jupiter standing up and holding a staff is a very common Roman motiff on coins. Please compare the statue to these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, the Jupiter on the reverse of this denarius of Vespasian is a match for this replica of a Roman statue found in the remains of a Roman home. This leads me to believe that both were inspired by a real statue that may have existed in a Roman Temple in the capital.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]822674[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]822675[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please also see these other similar representations of Jupiter found on the reverses of two of my Gordian III coins. Unlike Iovis Cvstos, these other representations of Jupiter have a thunderbolt, but are otherwise similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]822676[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]822677[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3188397, member: 76194"]I respectfully disagree. That is a replica of a bronze Roman statue of Jupiter that would have been found on a home altar. Jupiter standing up and holding a staff is a very common Roman motiff on coins. Please compare the statue to these coins. As you can see, the Jupiter on the reverse of this denarius of Vespasian is a match for this replica of a Roman statue found in the remains of a Roman home. This leads me to believe that both were inspired by a real statue that may have existed in a Roman Temple in the capital. [ATTACH=full]822674[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]822675[/ATTACH] Please also see these other similar representations of Jupiter found on the reverses of two of my Gordian III coins. Unlike Iovis Cvstos, these other representations of Jupiter have a thunderbolt, but are otherwise similar. [ATTACH=full]822676[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]822677[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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