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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3128702, member: 88829&quot;]Linking those mosaics to a coin image is first rate numismatic detective work.&nbsp; That is the stuff of primary scholarship.&nbsp; Bravo, JC!!&nbsp; That is what it takes to move from speculation to established observation.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;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&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>An auction house will say what it must to sell a coin, and NAC is no exception though they are usually careful.&nbsp; But in defense of Mattingly, coins with this much detail are not often seen.&nbsp; Mattingly may not have been able to see what the NAC example shows.</p><p><br /></p><p>In your searches do you find any images of a half-zodiac band being used as we see the image on these denarii of Faustina?&nbsp; Something ancient to &quot;rule out&quot; the shield interpretation.&nbsp; To establish a precedent for such use of a zodiac band (which is almost there in the Annus-Aion image except for gender). Speculation aside, any external clues about the best &quot;goddess&quot; to associate?&nbsp; Anything to support the Urania suggestion?[ATTACH=full]797769[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This example in my collection is tantalizing in the striations marked on the band in her left hand.&nbsp; Anyone find an example with &quot;vines?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>And the globe-with-band image on this denarius is rather enticing as well.&nbsp; Celestial images associated with death/eternity, the hereafter?&nbsp; And the figure?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797770[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me know if you need to see closeups.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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