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Luna Lucifera
AR Antoninianus, Rome mint, struck in A.D.215 (under Caracalla)
Obv:  IVLIA PIA - FELIX AVG  Diademed, draped bust right, crescent behind shoulders
Rev:  LVNA LVCIFERA  Luna, crescent on her head, driving biga pulled by horses left, drapery billowing in a semi-circle behind her head.
Weight:  5.12g

RIC.C.379a   Sear RCV II 7096

ex F Sternberg Auction, Zurich, November 1975, Lot 153

Luna, the moon-goddess, is depicted only rarely on Roman coins, and is usually equated with Diana Lucifera (the Light Bringer).  She is only named on coins of Julia Domna, Gallienus and Salonina.  Luna is depicted in a biga pulled by two horses only on coins of Julia Domna, as in this example.  However, a very similar depiction is shown on another coin of Caracalla, where the biga is pulled by bulls that have a definite attribution to Diana Lucifera.  Otherwise Luna Lucifera is depicted with a crescent on her head standing holding a long torch.

Keywords: Domna Luna Lucifera

Luna Lucifera

AR Antoninianus, Rome mint, struck in A.D.215 (under Caracalla)
Obv: IVLIA PIA - FELIX AVG Diademed, draped bust right, crescent behind shoulders
Rev: LVNA LVCIFERA Luna, crescent on her head, driving biga pulled by horses left, drapery billowing in a semi-circle behind her head.
Weight: 5.12g

RIC.C.379a Sear RCV II 7096

ex F Sternberg Auction, Zurich, November 1975, Lot 153

Luna, the moon-goddess, is depicted only rarely on Roman coins, and is usually equated with Diana Lucifera (the Light Bringer). She is only named on coins of Julia Domna, Gallienus and Salonina. Luna is depicted in a biga pulled by two horses only on coins of Julia Domna, as in this example. However, a very similar depiction is shown on another coin of Caracalla, where the biga is pulled by bulls that have a definite attribution to Diana Lucifera. Otherwise Luna Lucifera is depicted with a crescent on her head standing holding a long torch.

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