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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3127693, member: 75937&quot;]That&#039;s really interesting, [USER=70512]@Okidoki[/USER] , and lends further credence to the notion the Faustina coin depicts Aeternitas (the female equivalent of Aion) holding a globe and resting her arm on a zodiac circle. </p><p><br /></p><p>I appreciate the information given in the NAC catalog for this coin. It&#039;s fascinating and relevant:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Mattingly did not notice the signs of the zodiac that are clear on our coin. This detail – which is not mentioned in either RIC or BMCRE – securely attributes the figure as Aion, a deity associated with cyclical time or eternity, and who represents the Saeculum. Here he is shown walking through the cosmos, represented by the wheel decorated with the signs of the zodiac, exactly as he is depicted on the large silver Parabiago patera found near Milan in 1907 ...</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>There is, of course, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabiago_Plate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabiago_Plate" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article</a> about the Parabiago patera. It&#039;s very cool! It depicts the triumph of Cybele and her companion Attis on a chariot drawn by lions, watched by the gods and personifications of Time, the Sky and earthly Nature. Here are some details of the artifact. First, the detail of Aion within the zodiac circle:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797330[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Clockwise from the bottom of the zodiac circle are representations of Virgo, Leo and Cancer. </p><p><br /></p><p>The principle design element, though, is Cybele in a quadriga of lions ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797331[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>... which is depicted on a <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2473274" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2473274" rel="nofollow">denarius of Julia Domna</a> ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797332[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>... which has been on my wish list for a long time. But that&#039;s a subject for another thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>Fascinating stuff, Oki! Thanks for enriching this thread.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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