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Roman Victoriatus Coin

Roman Victoriatus Coin


‎This silver coin, called a “victoriatus,” was minted during the Roman Republic from about 221 to 170 B.C. and was worth about half a denarius. The obverse portrays laurel-wreathed Jupiter. The reverse, with the inscription “Roma,” features the goddess Victory crowning a trophy. At sites of battle victories, Roman soldiers made trophies from captured arms and standards, hanging them on trees or on large stakes erected and decorated to look like warriors. They then dedicated the trophies to their gods.
‎1 Sam 31:8–10, Isa 9:5, Col 2:15

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