Securitas

In Roman mythology, Securitas was the goddess of security and stability, especially the security of the Roman Empire.^[1]^[2] On coinage Securitas was usually depicted leaning on a column.^[3] She first appears on a coin in 62 AD and then becomes a usual coin motif in the following centuries.^[4]

On Sardinia during the Roman imperial period, a Latin inscription described the tomb of Titus Vinius as a shrine of Securitas.^[5]

References

^ Dictionary of Roman Religion, Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins, 2001, Oxford Univ Press, ISBN 978-0-19-514233-4
^ "List of Minor Roman Gods". unrv.com.
^ Welch, Bill (23 December 2010). "Leaning on that Handy Column on Roman Coins". forumancientcoins.com.
^ Rote, Hemma (2023). "Securitas auf Münzen der Römischen Kaiserzeit" [Securitas on coins of the Roman Imperial Age]. Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 73, pp. 101-146 (in German).
^ Mastino, Attilio. 1992. “Le Iscrizioni Rupestri Del Templum Alla Securitas Di Tito Vinio Berillo a Cagliari.” In Rupes Loquentes. Atti Del Convegno Internazionale Di Studio Sulle Iscrizioni Rupestri Di Età Romana in Italia, Roma - Bomarzo 13 - 15 Ottobre 1989, edited by Lidio Gasperini, 541–78. Roma: Istituto Italiano per La Storia Antica.

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[1] Dictionary of Roman Religion, Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins, 2001, Oxford Univ Press, ISBN 978-0-19-514233-4

[2] "List of Minor Roman Gods". unrv.com.

[3] Welch, Bill (23 December 2010). "Leaning on that Handy Column on Roman Coins". forumancientcoins.com.

[4] Rote, Hemma (2023). "Securitas auf Münzen der Römischen Kaiserzeit" [Securitas on coins of the Roman Imperial Age]. Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 73, pp. 101-146 (in German).

[5] Mastino, Attilio. 1992. “Le Iscrizioni Rupestri Del Templum Alla Securitas Di Tito Vinio Berillo a Cagliari.” In Rupes Loquentes. Atti Del Convegno Internazionale Di Studio Sulle Iscrizioni Rupestri Di Età Romana in Italia, Roma - Bomarzo 13 - 15 Ottobre 1989, edited by Lidio Gasperini, 541–78. Roma: Istituto Italiano per La Storia Antica.

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