Trajan denarius with Vesta

A less common Trajan denarius from the beginning of 112 AD with Vesta on the reverse (Woytek 392b). In Roman mythology, Vesta held a central place in both religious and civic life. As the goddess of domestic hearth, she symbolized the warmth and unity of the family, and her sacred fire represented the continuity of Roman civilization itself. The flame in her temple, tended by the Vestal Virgins, was believed to protect Rome from harm and ensure its prosperity.

Obverse: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P;Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right;

Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI VESTA; Vesta, draped, veiled, seated left on chair without back, feet on stool, holding palladium in right hand and transverse sceptre in left.

Referencia : Woytek MIR 392 b, RIC II Trajan 264

Fuente : https://www.instagram.com/p/C7ZEgg8qUTE/

Colección : Marcus Ulpius Traianus - The Optimus Princeps