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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2671635, member: 75937&quot;]Diana, the twin sister of Apollo, was regarded as the moon-goddess. Luna is the Latin word for <i>moon</i>. When given the title of Lucifera (&quot;the light-bringer&quot;), Diana is depicted with a long torch, symbolic of moonlight, or with a crescent on her head, as in the coin and statue you show. See my post <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-denarius-diana-lucifera-reverse.291827/#post-2662936" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-denarius-diana-lucifera-reverse.291827/#post-2662936">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to Lucifera, Diana had many other epithets, depending upon which function she was serving to her worshiper:&nbsp; Diana Lucina (Goddess of childbirth) Diana Aventinensis (of the Aventine) Diana Caelistis (celestial) Diana Nemorensis (of the woods) Diana Omnivaga (wandering one) Diana Opifera (aid bringer) Diana Venatrix (huntress and mistress of wild animals) Diana Tifatina (of the town of Tifata), etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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