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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gao, post: 637223, member: 19409&quot;]That would be Annona, who was the Roman personification of the annual grain supply of Rome.&nbsp; The objects with her all represent things related to grain.&nbsp; Two of those should be obvious, and the modius was the container used to measure the grain dole.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know Latin, but I&#039;m pretty sure the reverse translates to something like &quot;The grain dole of the emperors&quot; (anyone who knows Latin, feel free to tell me that I&#039;m completely wrong).&nbsp; The grain dole was extremely important to the city of Rome, as it was a major source of food for most of the people in it.&nbsp; Emperors were quick to remind everyone who had control over this supply and whose generosity kept it coming through reverses like this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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