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| Roman Republic, L. Papius Celsus, 45 B.C. |   | This is the first time Forum has handled this type.
Sospita was a surname of Juno in Latium. At the annual festival in her honor a virgin descended into the grotto under the her temple at Lanuvium with food for the serpent who dwelt there. If the girl was chaste, she returned safely to her home, where there was much rejoicing.
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| RR63082. Silver denarius, Crawford 472/1, RSC I Papia 2, aVF, weight 3.807 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 90o, Rome mint, 45 B.C.; obverse head of Juno Sospita right wearing goat skin; reverse CELSVS·III·VIR, wolf on left, facing right and placing stick on fire, eagle on right fanning flames with its wings, L·PAPIVS in exergue; rare; $180.00 (€138.60) |
| Lucilla, Augusta c. 164 - 182 A.D., Wife of Lucius Verus |  | Roman women about to give birth, particularly those in labor, would address their prayers to Juno Lucina, who presided over childbirth. On this coin she holds a child in her left hand, and a flower, the symbol of hope, in her right.
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| SH63674. Silver denarius, RIC III 770, RSC II 36, VF, weight 3.291 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, 164 - 167 A.D.; obverse LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; reverse IVNONI LVCINAE (to Juno of Childbirth), Juno seated left, flower in right, swaddled infant in left; $160.00 (€123.20) |
| Roman Republic, L. Thorius Balbus, 105 B.C. |  | The obverse refers to the cult of Juno Sospita at Lanuvium, the moneyer's place of origin. The reverse is likely a play on the moneyer's name, Taurus sounds like Thorius. Cicero described L. Thorius Balbus as a man who lived in such a manner that there was not a single pleasure, however refined or rare, that he did not enjoy. -- Roman Silver Coins edited by David Sear and Robert Loosley |
| RR54719. Silver denarius, SRCV I 192, Sydenham 598, Crawford 316/1, RSC I Thoria 1, aVF, weight 3.802 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 105 B.C.; obverse head of Juno Sospita right, wearing horned goat skin headdress, I·S·M·R downward behind; reverse bull charging right, F (control letter) above, L·THORIVS below, BALBVS in exergue; $105.00 (€80.85) |
| Arados, Phoenicia, c. 136 - 135 B.C. |  | In 259 B.C. Arados increased her autonomy and dominated a federation of nearby cities including Gabala, Karne, Marathos and Simyra. Thus began the era of Aradus, to which the subsequent coins of the city are dated. Arados was not completely independent, however, the Seleukids retained overlordship. |
| GB43356. Bronze AE 15, BMC Phoenicia p. 35, 292 ff.; SNG Cop 69 - 69; Cohen 770b; Rouvier 338 ff. (described as Poseidon and Amphitrite), aVF, weight 3.922 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, Arados mint, c. 136 - 135 B.C.; obverse jugate heads of Zeus and Hera right; reverse prow of galley left with Athena figurehead (off flan), Phoenician inscription above and year 124 below; $70.00 (€53.90) |
| Faustina Sr., Augusta 25 February 138 - Early 141, Wife of Antoninus Pius |  | |
| RS51349. Silver denarius, RIC III 363, RSC II 120, VF, weight 3.331 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, posthumous, 141 - 161 A.D.;; obverse DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right; reverse AVGVSTA, Juno seated right, veiled, transverse scepter in left; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| Faustina Sr., Augusta 25 February 138 - Early 141, Wife of Antoninus Pius |  | |
| RB59616. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC III 1102, F, weight 22.905 g, maximum diameter 31.5 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, posthumous, after 147 A.D.; obverse DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right; reverse AETERNITAS S C, Juno standing facing, head left, right arm raised, scepter in left; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| Julia Maesa, Augusta, 8 June 218 - 224 or 225 A.D. |  | Juno was the protector and special counselor of the state. She was a daughter of Saturn, and sister and wife of Jupiter and the mother of Juventas, Mars, and Vulcan. Her Greek equivalent is Hera. |
| RS57828. Silver denarius, SRCV II 7750, RIC IV 254, BMCRE V 67, RSC III 16, aVF, frosty, edge chip, weight 2.287 g, maximum diameter 20.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 218 - 220 A.D.; obverse IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right; reverse IVNO, Juno standing left, patera extended in right, long scepter vertical in left; $54.00 (€41.58) |
| Samos, Ionia, c. 394 - 365 B.C. |  | Samos is the birth place of Pythagoras. A famous attraction on the island is the tunnel-aqueduct dug through a mountain to bring water to the city from an inland secret the spring. An engineering marvel over 1000m long, it was dug from both ends by two teams working simultaneously and used for a very long period. Herodotus' wrote of it, which led to its discovery in the 19th century. |
| GB57539. Bronze AE 11, BMC Ionia p. 364, 151; SNG Cop 1695; SNGvA 2296; SGCV II 4666, gF, weight 2.026 g, maximum diameter 11.0 mm, die axis 180o, Samos mint, c. 394 - 365 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Hera left; reverse lion's scalp facing. SA below; $50.00 (€38.50) |
| Julia Mamaea, Augusta 13 March 222 - February or March 235 A.D. |  | |
| RS50678. Silver denarius, RIC IV 341, RSC 32, gF, frosted surfaces, weight 2.244 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, obverse IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right; reverse IVNO AVGVSTAE, Juno seated left, flower in right, swaddled infant in left; $45.00 (€34.65) |
| Samos, Ionia, c. 394 - 365 B.C. |  | Samos is the birth place of Pythagoras. A famous attraction on the island is the tunnel-aqueduct dug through a mountain to bring water to the city from an inland secret the spring. An engineering marvel over 1000m long, it was dug from both ends by two teams working simultaneously and used for a very long period. Herodotus' wrote of it, which led to its discovery in the 19th century. |
| GB57532. Bronze AE 10, BMC Ionia p. 364, 151; SNG Cop 1695; SNGvA 2296; SGCV II 4666, F, weight 1.316 g, maximum diameter 10.5 mm, die axis 180o, Samos mint, c. 394 - 365 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Hera left; reverse lion's scalp facing. SA below; $45.00 (€34.65) ON RESERVE |
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