Securitas

Roman goddess of security and stability

For other uses, see Securitas (disambiguation).

Securitas, the security of the Roman Empire, celebrated on the reverse of this sestertius by Hostilian.

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

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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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