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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4223092, member: 96898&quot;]Thanks for the insightful write-up! I have often wondered about the exact difference between Annona, Abundantia, and Uberitas, and your post brought some clarity concerning this issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Annona with different attributes (grain ears, prow, cornucopia, modius): </b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1080950[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Vespasian, Roman Empire, denarius, 77/78 AD, Rome mint. Obv: CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right. Rev; ANNONA AVG, Annona seated left, holding grain ears. 19mm, 3.33g. Ref: RIC II Vespasian 964.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1080947[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Antoninus Pius, Roman Empire, denarius, 155–156 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [ANTO]NINVS AVG PIVS PP [IMP II], head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, r. Rev: TR POT XIX [CO]S III, Annona standing l., holding corn ears, resting l. hand on modius standing on prow with rudder leaning on it. 18mm, 3.27g. Ref: RIC III Antoninus Pius 249.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1080949[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, denarius, 197–198 AD, Rome mint. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X, laureate head of Septimius Severus r. Rev: ANNONAE AVG, Annona standing l., holding grain ears and cornucopia, foot on prow. 17mm, 2.61g. Ref: RIC IV.1 Septimius Severus 107.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ceres on a nice agriculturally themed Republican denarius and on a less spectacular Imperial coin:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1080951[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: C. Marius C. f. Capito, AR denarius serratus, 81 BC, Rome mint. Obv: CAPIT; head of Ceres, diademed, r., control number CV; control mark (whip?) before. Rev: C. MARI. C. F. / S. C; ploughman with two oxen l.; above, control number CV. 18mm, 3.88g. Ref: RRC 378/1c. Ex Numismatik Naumann, Auktion 49, lot 518.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1080948[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Faustina I; Roman Empire, denarius, 141 AD, Rome mint. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA; draped bust of Faustina I r. Rev: AVGVSTA; Ceres standing r., holding sceptre and grain ears. 18mm, 2.99g.&nbsp; Ref: RIC III Antoninus Pius 358. Ex Ken Dorney, Auction 8, lot 282.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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