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Quietus, Fall or Winter 260 - Late 261 A.D.
Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the 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 his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.RA85667. Billon antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1735f, RSC IV 8, RIC V-2 6, SRCV III 10823, Hunter IV - (p. lxxvi), Choice gVF, full circles strike, light marks, reverse center slightly weak, uncertain Syrian mint, weight 4.802g, maximum diameter 22.7mm, die axis 0o, obverse IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI (to Jupiter the protector), Jupiter seated left, patera in extended right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, eagle at feet on left; ex Vittorio Terrenghi Collection; Finarte auction 972 (Milan, 28 Mar 1996), lot 475; ex Glending's sale, London, 25 Mar 1957 (from a find in Spain); rare; SOLD
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