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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7791544, member: 75937&quot;]Each deity is depicted with a unique combination of attributes. Fortuna/Tyche most commonly holds a rudder and cornucopiae, though sometimes other objects. often she is depicted with a wheel (wheel of fortune) at her side. Dikaiosyne/Aequitas (meaning &quot;justice, righteousness, fairness&quot; holds a set of scales (think <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Justice" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Justice" rel="nofollow">&quot;Lady Justice&quot;</a>) and cornucopiae, or a measuring rod (pertica), patera and branch. Sometimes deities exhibit syncretism between their attributes, in which case they are usually referred to as compound deities, such as Nemesis-Dikaiosyne (female figure with the wheel of Nemesis and scales of Dikaiosyne), Nemesis-Homonoia (female figure with the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mesomedes-hymn-to-nemesis-numismatically-illustrated.311787/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mesomedes-hymn-to-nemesis-numismatically-illustrated.311787/">cubit rule and wheel of Nemesis</a> and the cornucopiae of Homonoia), etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>It can be difficult for those just starting in the hobby to know these figures, particularly if they don&#039;t know Greek or Latin (the names of these personifications are simply the Greek or Latin words for the concept being personified). Their attributes are covered in the introductions of standard references, such as the books by David Vagi or David Sear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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