Thanks for the shoutout. My main collecting focus are Roman Republic denarii. I've noticed that quite a few of my coins depict a portrait of Juno Sospita. Juno Sospita was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera. Unlike Hera, Juno is often depicted wearing a goat skin headdress. I own five denarii depicting Juno Sospita. I own more Roman coins than Greek coins because Latin is much easier to read than Greek. After all, modern languages such as English utilize the Latin alphabet. In regards to imagery on ancient coins, Jewish coinage shares a lot of imagery with the "pagan" cultures of Greece and Rome. Sure, Jewish coins won't depict deities, humans, or animals due to idolatry. However, inanimate objects such as tripods are depicted in Widow's mites. The tripod is a type of altar used in sacrifices and libations. The Greek and Romans would burn sacrifices on the tripod in front of their temples. Likewise, the Hasmonean priest-kings of Judea would also burn sacrifices on a tripod in front of the Second Temple. Widow's mites also depict royal diadems. The diadem is a headband worn by Greek kings and Roman emperors. The Hasmonean priest-kings of Judea also wore diadems and referred to themselves as the "Basileus of the Jews." Roman coins often depict the winged goddess Victoria crowning the emperor with a diadem. The later Byzantine Empire produced coins depicting the Christian emperor being crowned with a diadem held by the hand of God. As Harlan Berk said, imagery in money is conservative. On the Seleucid coins, Apollo is shown seated on an Omphalos. The Omphalos is the "center of the world." Apollo happens to be the patron god of the Seleucid kings. So I guess the imagery suggests that the Seleucid king were blessed with dominion over the entire world.
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Thanks for the shoutout. My main collecting focus are Roman Republic denarii. I've noticed that quite a few of my coins depict a portrait of Juno Sospita. Juno Sospita was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera. Unlike Hera, Juno is often depicted wearing a goat skin headdress. I own five denarii depicting Juno Sospita.
I own more Roman coins than Greek coins because Latin is much easier to read than Greek. After all, modern languages such as English utilize the Latin alphabet.
In regards to imagery on ancient coins, Jewish coinage shares a lot of imagery with the "pagan" cultures of Greece and Rome. Sure, Jewish coins won't depict deities, humans, or animals due to idolatry. However, inanimate objects such as tripods are depicted in Widow's mites. The tripod is a type of altar used in sacrifices and libations. The Greek and Romans would burn sacrifices on the tripod in front of their temples. Likewise, the Hasmonean priest-kings of Judea would also burn sacrifices on a tripod in front of the Second Temple. Widow's mites also depict royal diadems. The diadem is a headband worn by Greek kings and Roman emperors. The Hasmonean priest-kings of Judea also wore diadems and referred to themselves as the "Basileus of the Jews." Roman coins often depict the winged goddess Victoria crowning the emperor with a diadem. The later Byzantine Empire produced coins depicting the Christian emperor being crowned with a diadem held by the hand of God. As Harlan Berk said, imagery in money is conservative.
On the Seleucid coins, Apollo is shown seated on an Omphalos. The Omphalos is the "center of the world." Apollo happens to be the patron god of the Seleucid kings. So I guess the imagery suggests that the Seleucid king were blessed with dominion over the entire world.
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