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To: EvilCapitalist

What a strange depiction on the reverse. I wonder what it means?


6 posted on 10/13/2022 6:42:19 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Bookshelf

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8 posted on 10/13/2022 6:46:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Politics do not make strange bedfellows, and the enemy of your enemy may still be your enemy.)
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To: Bookshelf
What a strange depiction on the reverse. I wonder what it means?

It is a depiction of the goddess Roma (you can see her name on the right edge of the coin) holding a figure of the god, Nike (Victory).

Goddess Roma on Roman Coins

15 posted on 10/13/2022 7:00:04 PM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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Was curious too. Apparently, that is Roma, a female deity personifying Rome. In one hand, she’s holding a globe with the goddess Victoria (personifying victory) on it and in the other hand, a scepter/spear.


18 posted on 10/13/2022 7:05:14 PM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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