I saw pic related at the field museum yesterday. It said the following on the display:
> Roman coin
>2nd-3rd century ad
> likely the visage of Fortuna, goddess of luck and fortune
Now to me it looks like she is holding a stalk of wheat, so I would think it was actually Ceres. Thoughts?
>>858876
Looked around and could not find any coin similar...atleast with Fortuna or Ceres in them.
Also from what I saw, the pic related is more usual way Romans pictured stalk of wheat, on coins.
>>859011
Ahh thanks. How about the inscription on this one? I see DNVALENTINI, I understand that as divine Valentinian, then I see INVSPFAVC. I figure invictus for the INVS, but after that I'm lost.
I had a great time at this museum, I'll dump some other pics later maybe if the thread lives.
>>859069
Fack, forgot pic
>>858876
it's a palm leaf nigga
>>858876
Not to disparage your opinion on that it may be Ceres or not, but if it's sitting in a museum its more than likely that a really smart dude sat there for a long long time considering all options before he settled on Fortuna. That does look like a stalk of wheat, though.
>>859078
no i agree someone much smarter made that decision, i was just wondering why. Fortuna is usually depicted blindfolded and holding the cornucopia horn, so i was just wondering what was up.
Fortuna annonaria
>>859088
>Fortuna annonaria
>Fortuna Annonaria brought the luck of the harvest
Baller, thank you. Just trying to learn more :^)
>>859069
P(ublii) F(ilius) Aug(ustus)?
>>859069
Assuming 2nd-3rd century is correct, I doubt it's Valentinian. Valerian, maybe.
>>858876
Fortuna has many aspects that are often depicted differently. I have a coin with Fortuna Redux on it and she's depicted with a wheel, and not blindfolded. (can't post pic now unfortunately)
Anyway that pic is indeed Fortuna as the other anon said, just a different aspect.
>>859291
Thanks, I know almost nothing about aspects, I'll have to read more.
Any other museums you can recommend in the mid west? Live in La Crosse WI
>>859306
The Chicago art gallery had a fuckton of classical coins, artifacts, statues and even a huge Byzantine 5th century mosaic of wild animals. That's at least what I saw in July of 2015. As far as I'm aware of, they also had a temporary exhibit of medieval arms and armor.
I also suppose if you like art, it's essential then really
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>>859306
Have you been to the Art Institute of Chicago yet? They have a shitton of historical stuff, coins, sculptures from cycladic greece through roman empire...they also have Medieval armor up, including a full calvary set which is cool.
Not to mention the iconic art shit. There's a pretty big Van Gogh exhibit going on right now.
>>859320
don't know if this anon was talking about the AIC or not
>>859291
Aspects are basically a word used to describe different forms a God might take on for certain things. It's common in polytheistic religions, particularly Greco-Roman polytheism.
Ever heard of Athena? She had an aspect called Athena Nike who was a goddess of victory - which has a shrine at the Parthenon. Fun fact, that's also where the Nike brand name comes from: it symbolizes victory, which makes sense for a brand of shoes meant for sports, doesn't it?
