| Quietus, fall or winter 260 - late 261 A.D. |  |
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|   | In Roman mythology, Aequitas was the minor goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. Aequitas was also a personification of the virtues equity and fairness of the emperor (Aequitas Augusti). She is depicted with a cornucopia and a balance suggesting Aequitas Augusti is a source of prosperity. |
| SH26591. Silvered antoninianus, RSC IV 1a, RIC V 2, VF, weight 3.270 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, obverse IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopia; rare; $455.00 (€377.65) |
|  | Spes was the Roman personification of Hope. In art Spes is normally depicted carrying flowers or a cornucopia, but on coins she is almost invariably depicted holding a flower in her extended right hand, while the left is raising a fold of her dress. She was also named "ultima dea" - for Hope is the last resort of men. On this coin Quietus is identified as the hope of the Roman people. |
| SH26605. Silvered antoninianus, RSC IV 14, RIC V 11, aEF, flat strike areas, weight 3.227 g, maximum diameter 24.5 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, obverse IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking left, flower in right, with left raising fold of dress; full circle centering, large flan; rare; $450.00 (€373.50) |
|  | Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and the god of sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with sister and wife Juno. The father of the Mars, he is therefore the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. |
| 30736. Silvered antoninianus, RSC IV 8, RIC V 6, Choice EF, weight 3.599 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch mint, obverse IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated left, patera in extended right, scepter in left, eagle at feet; full circles centering; rare; SOLD |
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