| Image search results - "Romae," |
138-161 AD - ANTONINUS PIUS AR denarius - struck 140-143 ADobv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III (bare head right)
rev: GENIVS POP ROMANI (Genius standing front, head right, with scepter & cornucopiae)
ref: RIC III 70, RSC 405 (6frcs), BMC 207
3.15gms, 18mm
The Roman genius, representing man's natural optimism, always endeavoured to guide him to happiness; that man was intended to enjoy life is shown by the fact that the Roman spoke of indulging or cheating his genius of his due according as he enjoyed himself or failed to do so, when he had the opportunity. The genius publicus Populi Romani - probably distinct from the genius Urbis Romae, to whom an old shield on the Capitol was dedicated, stood in the forum near the temple of Concord, in the form of a bearded man, crowned with a diadem, and carrying a cornucopiae and sceptre. In imperial times the genius of Augustus and of the reigning emperor, as part of the sacra of the imperial family, were publicly worshipped. The reverse probably commemorate this (the scepter as Genius attributum is unusual).berserker
|
|
Italy- Rome- Forum Romanum and temple of SaturnThe Temple of Saturn (Templum Saturni or Aedes Saturnus) is the oldest temple in the Forum Romanum, consecrated for the first time in c. 498 BCE. It is located in the W. end of the Forum, behind the Rostra and the Basilica Julia, across the Clivus Capitolinus from the Temple of Vespasian and Titus.
There have been three temples dedicated to Saturn on the location. The first was built in the last years of the Roman Kingdom, but was first consecrated in the first decade of the Roman Republic. Very little is known about this archaic temple, but it was probably Etruscan in style, just as the contemporary Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus on the Capitolium.
The first temple was torn down in 42 BCE and a new temple built in stone, by the aedile L. Munatius Plancus. The tall, massive, travertine clad podium, measuring 40×22.5m with a height of 9m, is from this building. This temple was in turn destroyed by the fire of 283 CE, which destroyed major parts of the Forum Romanum.
The temple was reconstructed under Diocletian after the fire, but the ground plan and podium from 42 BCE was retained. The temple was of the Ionic order with six columns on the facade. The eight surviving columns of red and grey granite are from this third temple, which largely used recycled material—not all columns, bases and capitals match stylistically.
The inscription on the architrave is also from this period. It reads: "Senatus populusque romanus incendio consumptum restituit"; meaning "The Roman senate and people restored what fire had consumed".
In front of the podium, under the now collapsed stairway, were two rooms, one of which served as the Aerarium, the State Treasury. On the side of the podium holes remain from where a plate was attached for the posting of public documents and acts pertinent to the Aerarium.
An altar dedicated to Saturn, the Ara Saturni, stood in front of the temple, on the other side of the road that passes just in front of the temple. The remains of this altar are now under a roof just in front of the Umbilicus Urbis Romae, near the Arch of Septimius Severus. See this map for an illustration of the probable location of the altar.
Inside the temple stood a statue of of Saturn, which would be carried in procession when triumphs were celebrated. The feast of the Saturnalia on December 17th was a part of the cult of Saturn and was started with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn.
Peter Wissing
|
|
Italy- Rome- Forum Romanum and temple of Saturn 1The Temple of Saturn (Templum Saturni or Aedes Saturnus) is the oldest temple in the Forum Romanum, consecrated for the first time in c. 498 BCE. It is located in the W. end of the Forum, behind the Rostra and the Basilica Julia, across the Clivus Capitolinus from the Temple of Vespasian and Titus.
There have been three temples dedicated to Saturn on the location. The first was built in the last years of the Roman Kingdom, but was first consecrated in the first decade of the Roman Republic. Very little is known about this archaic temple, but it was probably Etruscan in style, just as the contemporary Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus on the Capitolium.
The first temple was torn down in 42 BCE and a new temple built in stone, by the aedile L. Munatius Plancus. The tall, massive, travertine clad podium, measuring 40×22.5m with a height of 9m, is from this building. This temple was in turn destroyed by the fire of 283 CE, which destroyed major parts of the Forum Romanum.
The temple was reconstructed under Diocletian after the fire, but the ground plan and podium from 42 BCE was retained. The temple was of the Ionic order with six columns on the facade. The eight surviving columns of red and grey granite are from this third temple, which largely used recycled material—not all columns, bases and capitals match stylistically.
The inscription on the architrave is also from this period. It reads: "Senatus populusque romanus incendio consumptum restituit"; meaning "The Roman senate and people restored what fire had consumed".
In front of the podium, under the now collapsed stairway, were two rooms, one of which served as the Aerarium, the State Treasury. On the side of the podium holes remain from where a plate was attached for the posting of public documents and acts pertinent to the Aerarium.
An altar dedicated to Saturn, the Ara Saturni, stood in front of the temple, on the other side of the road that passes just in front of the temple. The remains of this altar are now under a roof just in front of the Umbilicus Urbis Romae, near the Arch of Septimius Severus. See this map for an illustration of the probable location of the altar.
Inside the temple stood a statue of of Saturn, which would be carried in procession when triumphs were celebrated. The feast of the Saturnalia on December 17th was a part of the cult of Saturn and was started with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn.
Peter Wissing
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, #08Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, #08
diameter: mm,
weight:
mint: ,
Q-001quadrans
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, #09 Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, #09
diameter: mm,
weight:
mint: ,
Q-001quadrans
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Sirmium, #01 Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Sirmium, #01
diameter: 80x95mm,
weight:
mint: Sirmium,
Q-001quadrans
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Thrakia, #01 Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Thrakia, #01
diameter: 96x122mm,
weight:
mint: Thrakia,
Q-001quadrans
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Thrakia, #10 Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Thrakia, #10
diameter: 74x76mm,
weight:134,60g
mint: Thrakia,
date: cc. 2nd.-3rd. centuries..
Q-010quadrans
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Thrakia, #12 Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Thrakia, #12
diameter: 76x80mm,
weight:119,80g
mint: Thrakia,
date: cc. 2nd.-3rd. centuries..
Q-012quadrans
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Upper Moesia, #01Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Upper Moesia, #01
diameter: 65mm
weight:
mint: Upper Moesia
Q-001quadrans
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Upper Moesia, #02Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Upper Moesia, #02
diameter: 65mm
weight:
mint: Upper Moesia
Q-001quadrans
|
|
Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Upper Moesia, #03Misterium Plakett, Lead, Romae, Upper Moesia, #03
diameter: 65mm
weight:
mint: Upper Moesia
Q-001quadrans
|
|
VI - SALONINA - AR/BI Antoninianus, ROME THE ETERNALAncient Roman Empire, mid 3rd Century AD
Empress Cornelia Salonina, died 268 AD. This Silver Antoninianus coin was struck between the years 259 - 268 AD at the Antioch mint, in what, at the time was located in the Roman Imperial Province of Syria.
Weight: 4.56 Grams (Quite heavy AR coin from this time period)
Titles in Latin;
obv: " SALONINA AUG " - Tiara crowned bust facing right with nicely braided hair, draped and seen from the front, her bust resting upon a very well struck Crescent Moon (many of the crescent moons that are beneath the bust on coins of Empress' are far less clear). This coin has a very nice portrait on the obverse(front), and a *RARE* reverse, for Empress Salonina, that is; "Rome, the Eternal" is the English translation of the Latin titles on the reverse, the reverse shows a depiction of Roma seated handing the Goddess Victory from Roma's hand to the Emperor standing before
rev:" ROMAE AETERNAE " = " Rome, the Eternal " ( English translation ) - Roma seated, shield at her side, sceptre in one hand, wearing military helmet and extending outstretched other hand, holding Goddess Victory, to standing Emperor.rexesq
|
|
VI - SALONINA - AR/BI Antoninianus, ROME THE ETERNAL.Ancient Roman Empire, mid 3rd Century AD
Empress Cornelia Salonina, died 268 AD. This Silver Antoninianus coin was struck between the years 259 - 268 AD at the Antioch mint, in what, at the time was located in the Roman Imperial Province of Syria.
Weight: 4.56 Grams (Quite heavy AR coin from this time period)
Titles in Latin;
obv: " SALONINA AUG " - Tiara crowned bust facing right with nicely braided hair, draped and seen from the front, her bust resting upon a very well struck Crescent Moon (many of the crescent moons that are beneath the bust on coins of Empress' are far less clear). This coin has a very nice portrait on the obverse(front), and a *RARE* reverse, for Empress Salonina, that is; "Rome, the Eternal" is the English translation of the Latin titles on the reverse, the reverse shows a depiction of Roma seated handing the Goddess Victory from Roma's hand to the Emperor standing before
rev:" ROMAE AETERNAE " = " Rome, the Eternal " ( English translation ) - Roma seated, shield at her side, sceptre in one hand, wearing military helmet and extending outstretched other hand, holding Goddess Victory, to standing Emperor.rexesq
|
|
|
|
|
|
