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<p>[QUOTE="svessien, post: 4600892, member: 15481"]This is a wonderful coin type. US coinage at its best.</p><p>The image of Liberty here is interesting. Take a look at this statue:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139469[/ATTACH] </p><p>(Getty images)</p><p><br /></p><p>This, however, isn’t Liberty. This is the minor goddess Virtus:</p><p><br /></p><p>«In <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology" rel="nofollow">Roman mythology</a>, <b>Virtus</b> was the deity of bravery and military strength, the personification of the Roman virtue of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtus_(virtue)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtus_(virtue)" rel="nofollow">virtus</a>. The <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology" rel="nofollow">Greek</a> equivalent deity was <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arete_(moral_virtue)#Personification" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arete_(moral_virtue)#Personification" rel="nofollow">Arete</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtus_(deity)#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtus_(deity)#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> The deity was identified with the Roman god <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honos" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honos" rel="nofollow">Honos</a> (personification of honour) and was often honoured together with him, such as in the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Virtus_and_Honos" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Virtus_and_Honos" rel="nofollow">Temple of Virtus and Honos</a> at the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porta_Capena" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porta_Capena" rel="nofollow">Porta Capena</a> in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" rel="nofollow">Rome</a> itself» (Wikipedia)</p><p><br /></p><p>Although a rather obscure deity, Virtus was no stranger to US legal tender. The 1776 Virginia continental $4 note had the image of Virtus:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139475[/ATTACH] </p><p>(Source and image; Wikipedia)</p><p><br /></p><p>Argueably, Virtus was always represented as a woman, with one breast bare, like on the statue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I’m not suggesting that the SLQ should be renamed SVQ, but I find it interesting that the imagery of Liberty has so much in common with the «deity of bravery and military strength» in the middle of a world war.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was an interesting discussion about Virtus on ancient coins recently on the ancients board:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-there-anything-more-macho-than-the-emperor-as-virtvs.361356/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-there-anything-more-macho-than-the-emperor-as-virtvs.361356/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-there-anything-more-macho-than-the-emperor-as-virtvs.361356/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, this is my 1917 SLQ Type 1:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139491[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="svessien, post: 4600892, member: 15481"]This is a wonderful coin type. US coinage at its best. The image of Liberty here is interesting. Take a look at this statue: [ATTACH=full]1139469[/ATTACH] (Getty images) This, however, isn’t Liberty. This is the minor goddess Virtus: «In [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology']Roman mythology[/URL], [B]Virtus[/B] was the deity of bravery and military strength, the personification of the Roman virtue of [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtus_(virtue)']virtus[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology']Greek[/URL] equivalent deity was [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arete_(moral_virtue)#Personification']Arete[/URL].[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtus_(deity)#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] The deity was identified with the Roman god [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honos']Honos[/URL] (personification of honour) and was often honoured together with him, such as in the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Virtus_and_Honos']Temple of Virtus and Honos[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porta_Capena']Porta Capena[/URL] in [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome']Rome[/URL] itself» (Wikipedia) Although a rather obscure deity, Virtus was no stranger to US legal tender. The 1776 Virginia continental $4 note had the image of Virtus: [ATTACH=full]1139475[/ATTACH] (Source and image; Wikipedia) Argueably, Virtus was always represented as a woman, with one breast bare, like on the statue. Now, I’m not suggesting that the SLQ should be renamed SVQ, but I find it interesting that the imagery of Liberty has so much in common with the «deity of bravery and military strength» in the middle of a world war. There was an interesting discussion about Virtus on ancient coins recently on the ancients board: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-there-anything-more-macho-than-the-emperor-as-virtvs.361356/[/URL] Finally, this is my 1917 SLQ Type 1: [ATTACH=full]1139491[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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