Julia Mamaea Silver Ancient Roman Coin Rare Juno wife & sister of Jupiter i54156


Julia Mamaea Silver Ancient Roman Coin Rare Juno wife & sister of Jupiter i54156

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Julia Mamaea Silver Ancient Roman Coin Rare Juno wife & sister of Jupiter i54156:
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Item: i54156

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Julia Mamaea - Roman Empress wife of Emperor Severus Alexander 222-235 A.D. -
Silver Denarius 20mm (2.39 grams) Rome mint: 222-235 A.D.
Reference: RIC 343 (Severus Alexander), S 8212
IVLIAMAMAEAAVG - Draped, bust right.
IVNOCONSERVATRIX - Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; peacock to left.

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Juno was anancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counselor of the state. She is a daughter ofSaturn and sister (but also the wife) of the chief godJupiter and the mother ofMars, Minerva andVulcan. Her Greek equivalent isHera.

As thepatron goddess of Rome and theRoman empire she was called Regina (\"queen\") and, together with Jupiter andMinerva, was worshipped as a triad on the Capitol (Juno Capitolina) in Rome.

As the great JunoMoneta (which the ancients interpreted as \"the one who warns\"; this traditional etymology is badly formed, but has not been replaced) she guarded over the finances of the empire and had a temple on theArx (one of two Capitoline hills), which was theMint. She was also worshipped in many other cities, where temples were built in her honor.

Every year, on the first of March, women held a festival in honor of Juno called the Matronalia. On this day, lambs and other cattle were sacrificed in her honor. Another festival called theNonae Caprotinae (\"The Nones of the Wild Fig\") was held on July 7. Juno is the patroness of marriage, and many people believe that the most favorable time to marry is June, the month named after the goddess.Lucina was an epithet for Juno as \"she who brings children into light.\"

Juno\'s own warlike aspect among the Romans is apparent in her attire. She often appeared armed and wearing a goatskin cloak, which was the garment favoured by Roman soldiers on campaign. This warlike aspect was assimilated from the Greek goddess Athena, whose goatskin was called the \'aegis\'.

Julia Avita Mamaea (14 or 29 August after 180–235) was the second daughter ofJulia Maesa, a powerfulRoman woman of Syrian Arab origin and Syrian nobleJulius Avitus. She was a niece of empressJulia Domna andemperorSeptimius Severus and sister ofJulia Soaemias. She was born and raised inEmesa (modernHoms, Syria).

Julia\'s first husband was a former consul (whose name is unknown) who died. Julia married as her second husband SyrianPromagistrateMarcus Julius Gessius Marcianus. Julia bore Marcianus two children, a daughter called Theoclia (little is known of her) and a son, Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus, later emperorAlexander Severus. Unlike her sister, Julia Mamaea was reported to be a virtuous woman, never involved in scandals.

As a member of the Imperial Roman family, she watched closely the death of her cousin Caracalla and the ascent to power of her nephewElagabalus, the oldest grandson of Julia Maesa and her choice to the throne. Eventually Elagabalus and his mother Julia Soaemias proved incompetent rulers and favour fell on Alexander, Julia\'s son. He became emperor in 222, following Elagabalus\' murder by thePraetorian Guard. Julia and her mother became regents in the name of Alexander, then 14 years old. Upon adulthood, Alexander confirmed his esteem for his mother and named her consors imperii (imperial consort). It was in this condition that she accompanied her son in his campaigns: a custom started with Julia Domna. Thus she travelled to the East, for the campaign againstParthia and to the Germania provinces. Julia Mamaea was with Alexander in Moguntiacum (modern Mainz), capital ofGermania Superior, when he was assassinated by his troops. She suffered the same fate.

In thematerial culture ofclassical antiquity, a phiale or patera (Latin pronunciation:[ˈpatera]) is a shallow ceramic or metallibation bowl. It often has a bulbous indentation (omphalos, \"bellybutton\") in the center underside to facilitate holding it, in which case it is sometimes called a mesomphalic phiale. It typically has no handles, and no feet. (A drinking cup with handles is akylix. A circular platter with a pair of C-handles is not a patera, but a few paterae have a single long straight handle.) Although the two terms may be used interchangeably, particularly in the context ofEtruscan culture, phiale is more common in reference to Greek forms, and patera in a Roman setting.

  • Silver phiale (620-590 BC, from Bayindir village, Elmali , present-day Turkey
  • Octopus and dolphin motifs on a ceramic phiale (510–500 BC, from Eretria , Euboea )
  • Golden phiale (4th–3rd century BC)
  • Silver patera from Hispania (Roman Spain), 2nd–1st century BC)
Use A youth pours a libation to the deceased within a naiskos , a scene that may also represent Ganymede serving Zeus (Apulian red-figure krater , 340–320 BC)

Libation was a central and vital aspect ofancient Greek religion, and one of the simplest and most common forms of religious practice. It is one of the basic religious acts that define piety in ancient Greece, dating back to theBronze Age and evenprehistoric Greece. Libations were a part of daily life, and the pious might perform them every day in the morning and evening, as well as to begin meals. A libation most often consisted of mixed wine and water, but could also be unmixed wine, honey, oil, water, or milk.

The form of libation called spondē is typically the ritualized pouring of wine from a jug or bowl held in the hand. The most common ritual was to pour the liquid from an oinochoē (wine jug) into a phiale. Libation generally accompanied prayer. The Greeks stood when they prayed, either with their arms uplifted, or in the act of libation with the right arm extended to hold the phiale. After the wine offering was poured from the phiale, the remainder of the contents was drunk by the celebrant.

In Roman art, the libation is shown performed at analtar, mensa (sacrificial meal table), ortripod. It was the simplest form of sacrifice, and could be a sufficient offering by itself. The introductory rite (praefatio) to an animal sacrifice included an incense and wine libation onto a burning altar. Bothemperors and divinities are frequently depicted, especially on coins, pouring libations from a patera. Scenes of libation and the patera itself commonly signify the quality of pietas, religious duty or reverence.

  • Libation at a symposium (Attic red-figure cup, ca. 480 BC)
  • Apollo pouring a libation (Attic white-ground kylix , ca. 460 BC)
  • Etruscan priest with phiale (2nd century BC)
  • Roman priest, capite velato (2nd–3rd century AD)

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