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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 7294165, member: 110350&quot;]One question I haven&#039;t really seen discussed in this thread: at what point does one consider a diadem to be a stephane? I think that&#039;s an especially relevant question in looking at Roman Republican examples, like the ones that [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER]&nbsp; posted. Here are my own denarii of Naevius Balbus and Caecilius Metellus, showing Venus (or Juno) and Pietas, respectively:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1276332[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1276333[/ATTACH] </p><p>In my mind, a stephane is shaped more like the prow of a ship than an &quot;ordinary&quot; diadem, so I might be more likely to say that Pietas is wearing a stephane on the Caecilius Metellus, than that Venus/Juno is wearing one on the Naevius Balbus. I think both can have jewels on them, so that shouldn&#039;t be the basis for a distinction.</p><p><br /></p><p>What criteria do others use for distinguishing between the two?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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