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<p>[QUOTE="svessien, post: 24623676, member: 15481"]The coin looks like a genuine coin from Nero, grade VF.</p><p>It's the most common Nero denarius, and my avatar has the same Salus reverse. Congrats with another 12 Caesars coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>"In the empire, Salus appeared as both Salus Publica and Salus Augusti, the latter because it was thought that during the imperial era, the well being of the Emperor was equated with the well being of the whole of Rome itself. When Romans made sacrifices to Salus, they were not asking for the salvation offered by Christianity in the after life, but for the safety of the here and now, especially for the Emperor, since his health reflected the health of the population as a whole. So, during the empire, offerings to Salus became a test of political loyalty, for not joining in with the celebrations was tantamount to rejecting the Emperor’s authority and this could lead to the loss of one’s own <i>salus </i>- death. The celebration continued until paganism was replaced by Christianity towards the end of the 4th century."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vindolanda.com/blog/salus-goddess-of-security-prosperity-and-well-being" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vindolanda.com/blog/salus-goddess-of-security-prosperity-and-well-being" rel="nofollow">https://www.vindolanda.com/blog/salus-goddess-of-security-prosperity-and-well-being</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="svessien, post: 24623676, member: 15481"]The coin looks like a genuine coin from Nero, grade VF. It's the most common Nero denarius, and my avatar has the same Salus reverse. Congrats with another 12 Caesars coin! "In the empire, Salus appeared as both Salus Publica and Salus Augusti, the latter because it was thought that during the imperial era, the well being of the Emperor was equated with the well being of the whole of Rome itself. When Romans made sacrifices to Salus, they were not asking for the salvation offered by Christianity in the after life, but for the safety of the here and now, especially for the Emperor, since his health reflected the health of the population as a whole. So, during the empire, offerings to Salus became a test of political loyalty, for not joining in with the celebrations was tantamount to rejecting the Emperor’s authority and this could lead to the loss of one’s own [I]salus [/I]- death. The celebration continued until paganism was replaced by Christianity towards the end of the 4th century." [URL]https://www.vindolanda.com/blog/salus-goddess-of-security-prosperity-and-well-being[/URL][/QUOTE]
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