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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ro1974, post: 2316175, member: 73358&quot;]Antoninus Pius Æ As. Rome, AD 140. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG P P,</p><p><br /></p><p>laureate head right / TR POT COS III, </p><p>Mars right, holding spear and shield, descending through the air towards Rhea Antoninus Pius reclining left. RIC III 694a. 9.3g<img src="http://s27.postimg.org/akvnsg2rn/pius1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Livy, in his &#039;Ad Urbe Condita&#039;, gives an account of the myth of Rhea Silvia&#039;s encounter the god Mars, which led to the birth of Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome. Although Livy&#039;s account was somewhat euhemerist in its approach to the subject matter, the myth persisted and can be found depicted on various famous artworks from the ancient world, such as the Casali Altar in the Vatican Museums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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