GRATIAN 367AD Trier Siliqua ROMA Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin i46305


GRATIAN 367AD Trier Siliqua ROMA Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin i46305

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GRATIAN 367AD Trier Siliqua ROMA Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin i46305:
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Item: i46305


Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Gratian - Roman Emperor: 367-383 A.D.
Silver Siliqua 14mm (1.41 grams) Treveri (Trier) 367-375 A.D.
Reference: RIC 27f; C 86
D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right.
VRBS ROMA Exe: TRPS•, Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre.

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Intraditional Roman religion, Romawas a female deity who personified the city ofRome and more broadly, the Roman state.

In ancient Roman religion, Victoria or Victory was thepersonified goddess of victory. She is theRoman equivalent of theGreek goddessNike, and was associated withBellona. She was adapted from theSabine agricultural goddessVacuna and had atemple on thePalatine Hill. The goddessVica Pota was also sometimes identified with Victoria.

Unlike the Greek Nike, the goddess Victoria (Latin for \"victory\") was a major part of Roman society. Multiple temples were erected in her honor. When her statue was removed in 382 CE by EmperorGratianus there was much anger in Rome. She was normally worshiped bytriumphant generals returning from war.

Also unlike the Greek Nike, who was known for success in athletic games such aschariot races, Victoria was a symbol of victory over death and determined who would be successful during war.

Victoria appears widely on Roman coins, jewelry, architecture, and other arts. She is often seen with or in achariot, as in the late 18th-century sculpture representing Victory in aquadriga on theBrandenburg Gate inBerlin, Germany; \"IlVittoriano\" in Rome has two.

Winged figures, very often in pairs, representing victory and referred to as \"victories\", were common in Roman official iconography, typically hovering high in a composition, and often filling spaces inspandrels or other gaps in architecture. These represent the spirit of victory rather than the goddess herself. They continued to appear after Christianization of the Empire, and slowly mutated into Christian angels.


GRATIAN 367AD Trier Siliqua ROMA Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin i46305:
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