Pudicity on coins of Ancient Rome is present on about 120 types of banknotes of the Roman Empire . The cult of the goddess of modesty and chastity of existed back in the days of the Roman Republic, but subsequently they began to neglect it [2] .
The first image on the coins falls on the reign of Trajan (98–117). On the obverse is a bust of his wife Pompeii Plotinus , the reverse occupies the altar of the goddess with her herself on the curl chair [3] . The personified personification of modesty can be found on coins depicting many empresses, in particular Vibia Sabina [4] , Faustina the Elder [5] , Faustina the Younger [6] , Brutia Crispina [7] , Julius Domna [8] and others [9] .
A hallmark of the goddess of modesty is the veil on her head. She stands on a number of coins, but sits more often [9] .
The place of Pudicitia on the reverse, while the emperor takes the obverse, is not completely clear for numismatists. Modesty and chastity were not virtues to be associated with a ruler. Accordingly, according to some assumptions, they are hybrid coins , according to others - the empress is directly depicted in the form of Pudicy [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Obverse and reverse, 2016 , p. 125.
- ↑ 1 2 Jones, 1990 , "Pudicitia."
- ↑ RIC II Trajan 733 (denarius) . OCRE (Online Coins of the Roman Empire). Date of appeal October 11, 2018.
- ↑ RIC II Hadrian 406 . OCRE (Online Coins of the Roman Empire). Date of appeal October 11, 2018.
- ↑ RIC III Antoninus Pius 508A . OCRE (Online Coins of the Roman Empire). Date of appeal October 11, 2018.
- ↑ RIC III Marcus Aurelius 708 . OCRE (Online Coins of the Roman Empire). Date of appeal October 11, 2018.
- ↑ RIC III Commodus 285 . OCRE (Online Coins of the Roman Empire). Date of appeal October 11, 2018.
- ↑ RIC IV Septimius Severus 575 (denarius) . OCRE (Online Coins of the Roman Empire). Date of appeal October 11, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 DRC, 1889 , "Pudicitia", p. 669.
Literature
- Obverse and reverse history / [Ed. col .: A.V. Mityaeva and others]. - M .: International Numismatic Club , 2016 .-- 216 p. - ISBN 978-5-9906902-6-4 .
- Jones, John Melville. Pudicitia // A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins. - London: SPINK, 1990. - ISBN 185264026X .
- Stevenson SW, Smith CR, Madden FW Pudicitia // A Dictionary of Roman Coins . - London: George Bell and sons, 1889 .-- P. 669.