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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3714273, member: 96898"]This is indeed a bit weird – <i>accusativus directionis</i> in the sense of "ad Iunonem" is the only sensible explanation I can think of. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a couple of Junos. One of them is in the dative case and can be read as "for the sake / in honor of Queen Juno" (<i>dativus finalis</i>) or "of Queen Juno" (<i>dativus possessivus</i>). I tend towards the first reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]995558[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Faustina the Younger, Roman Empire, sestertius, ca. 161–164 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [F]AVSTINA AVGV[STA], diademed portrait right. Rev: IV[NONI] REGINAE, S-C, Iuno standing left with patera and sceptre, peacock left. 30mm, 27g. Ref: RIC III, 1651.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="4">My three others are in the (boring) nominative case:</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]995557[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Faustina II, Roman Empire, denarius, 161–175 AD, Rome mint. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; bust of Faustina II, draped, r. Rev: IVNO, Iuno standing l., holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet l. 18mm, 2.94g. Ref: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 688. Ex Savoca London, 2nd Blue Auction, lot 1277.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]995560[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Julia Domna, Roman Empire, denarius, 196–211 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; bust of Julia Domna, draped, r. Rev: IVNO, Juno standing l., holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet l. 18mm, 3.20g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 559.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]995561[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Otacilia Severa, Roman Empire, antoninian, 246–248 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG; bust of Otacilia Severa on crescent, diademed, r. Rev: IVNO CONSERVAT; Juno standing l., holding patera nd sceptre. 22mm, 3.45g. RIV IV Philip I 127. Ex Auktionen & Münzhandel Dr. Christoph Stadler (Bremen); ex Münzbörse Stadtwaage (Bremen).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3714273, member: 96898"]This is indeed a bit weird – [I]accusativus directionis[/I] in the sense of "ad Iunonem" is the only sensible explanation I can think of. I have a couple of Junos. One of them is in the dative case and can be read as "for the sake / in honor of Queen Juno" ([I]dativus finalis[/I]) or "of Queen Juno" ([I]dativus possessivus[/I]). I tend towards the first reading. [ATTACH=full]995558[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Faustina the Younger, Roman Empire, sestertius, ca. 161–164 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [F]AVSTINA AVGV[STA], diademed portrait right. Rev: IV[NONI] REGINAE, S-C, Iuno standing left with patera and sceptre, peacock left. 30mm, 27g. Ref: RIC III, 1651. [SIZE=4]My three others are in the (boring) nominative case:[/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=3] [ATTACH=full]995557[/ATTACH] Faustina II, Roman Empire, denarius, 161–175 AD, Rome mint. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; bust of Faustina II, draped, r. Rev: IVNO, Iuno standing l., holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet l. 18mm, 2.94g. Ref: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 688. Ex Savoca London, 2nd Blue Auction, lot 1277. [ATTACH=full]995560[/ATTACH] Julia Domna, Roman Empire, denarius, 196–211 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; bust of Julia Domna, draped, r. Rev: IVNO, Juno standing l., holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet l. 18mm, 3.20g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 559. [ATTACH=full]995561[/ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, Roman Empire, antoninian, 246–248 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG; bust of Otacilia Severa on crescent, diademed, r. Rev: IVNO CONSERVAT; Juno standing l., holding patera nd sceptre. 22mm, 3.45g. RIV IV Philip I 127. Ex Auktionen & Münzhandel Dr. Christoph Stadler (Bremen); ex Münzbörse Stadtwaage (Bremen).[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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