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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3089764, member: 85693&quot;][ATTACH=full]779421[/ATTACH] This is so ugly I hesitate to post it, but it came in a lot of sestertii today (averaging about $7 each) and while trying to attribute it, it would appear to be kind of scarce.&nbsp; At first I thought it was Minerva, but the &quot;pinched&quot; shield is clearly Juno Sospita (corrections gladly accepted!)</p><p><br /></p><p>It is RIC 607 and comes in two major varieties with differing reverse legends:</p><p>IVNONI SISPITAE or TR POT COS III.&nbsp; My example is so wretched I can&#039;t figure out which version this might be.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to a post on FORVM (member Charles S):&nbsp; &quot;This issue is part of a series of coins struck in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome, figuring scenes from Ancient Roman legends. Juno Sospita was the goddess of Lanuvium, the birthplace of Pius...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Are there any prettier ones out there?&nbsp; I&#039;d like to see a nice one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]779420[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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