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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2547055, member: 76111&quot;]I just received a coin today that is quite interesting.&nbsp; I hadn&#039;t researched the symbolism of it until now.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Check out the portrait closely.&nbsp; It&#039;s a conglomeration of mythology symbolism.&nbsp; According to Crawford, it includes Minerva, Apollo, Isis, Diana, and Victory.&nbsp; There is a cornocopia in front of the bust so perhaps Fortuna as well?&nbsp; Literature seems unclear of the true identity.&nbsp;&nbsp; I read a coin description from an auction that called it a Pantheon: a reference to all the Gods.&nbsp; I like that.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>M. Plaetorius M.f. Caestianus. Denarius 67, AR 4.00 g. Bust r. with the attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana and Victory; before, cornucopiae and S C. Behind, CESTIANVS. Rev. Eagle on thunderbolt; around, M·PLAETOR – IVS· M·F· – AED·CVR. Babelon Plaetoria 4. Sydenham 809. Crawford 409/1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]546786[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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