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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3738431, member: 57495&quot;]Great writeup, as usual, Jochen.&nbsp; Here&#039;s Juno Sospita on a denarius of Commodus, her last appearance on Roman coinage.&nbsp; This coin was struck after Commodus was given the title of augustus by his father in AD 177, and commemorates his birthplace, Lanuvium. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1002669[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>COMMODUS</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.33g, 18mm. Rome mint, Autumn - Dec AD 177. RIC (Marcus Aurelius) 646; Cohen 270. O: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: IVNONI SISPITAE TR P II IMP II COS P P, Juno Sospita, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding shield in left; in front, snake.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the Antoninus Pius type mentioned, depicting the ancilia. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1002674[/ATTACH]<b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE As. 9.56g, 27.9mm. Rome mint, AD 143-144. RIC 736a. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. R: IMPERATOR II, two ancilia (oval shields with rounded projections above and below); ANCILIA in exergue, S C across field.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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