Roman Republic 112BC Hannibal War Time Vejovies Lares Vulcan Silver Coin i53345

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Item: i53345Authentic Ancient Coin of:Roman Republic Lucius Caesius moneyerSilver Denarius 21mm (3.80 grams) Rome mint, circa 112-111 B.C.Reference: Caesia 1 ; B.M.C. Italy 585; Syd. 564; Craw. 298/1Youthful bust of Vejovis left, viewed from behind, hurling thunderbolt, monogram of ROMA behind.The two Lares seated right, dog between them, LA on left, ER on right, L . CAESI in exergue, head of Vulcan and tongs above.Vejovis was a Latin divinity known for it's destructive origin. Interesting to note that this coin was struck during the Second Punic war against Hannibal with Rome's armies being destroyed time and time again by Hannibal. The "Lares praestites" were the protecting spirits of Rome and may be identified with Romulus and Remus. Perhaps the symbolism that could be understood from this type is that Rome was undergoing great tribulations and they were invoking the protective spirits of the Lares to protect Rome. The head of Vulcan and the tongs are identified with the office of the moneyer. Vulcan was the divinity of the forge, and therefore he symbolizes the striking of coins. The Romans identified him with the Greek smith-god Hephaestus. The tongs behind his head signify what was used to bring a super-heated piece or metal to be struck by a set of dies, or perhaps another piece of metal for forging into things like a tool or weapon.or read the Guide to the Coins of the Roman RepublicYou are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.Vejovis or Vejove ( Latin : Vēiovis or Vēdiovis ; rare Vēive or Vēdius ) was a Roman god . Romans believed that Vejovis was one of the first Gods in this world.Representation and worshipVejovis was portrayed as a young man, holding a bunch of arrows, pilum , (or lightning bolts) in his hand, and accompanied by a goat. Romans believed that Vejovis was one of the first gods to be born. He was a god of healing, and became associated with the Greek Asclepius . He was mostly worshipped in Rome and Bovillae in Latium . On the Capitoline Hill and on the Tiber Island , temples were erected in his honour.SacrificesIn spring, goats were sacrificed to him to avert plagues. Aulus Gellius informs us that Vejovis received the sacrifice of a female goat , sacrificed ritu humano ; this obscure phrase could either mean "after the manner of a human sacrifice " or "in the manner of a burial."AntecedentsThe studies about Vejovis are very poor and unclear. They show a constant updating of his condition and his use by people: escaping from netherworld, a volcanic god responsible for marshland and earthquakes, and later guardian angel in charge of slaves and fighters refusing to lose. God of deceivers, he was called to protect right causes and to give pain and deception to enemies. His temple was described as a safe haven for wrongly persecuted people, and dedicated to the protection of newcomers to Rome. Some have disputed this.He is also at times identified with Apollo.Aulus Gellius, in the Noctes Atticae , written almost a millennia after; speculated that Vejovis was the inverse or ill-omened counterpart of Jupiter ; compare Summanus . Aulus Gellius observes that the particle ve- that prefixes the name of the god also appears in Latin words such as vesanus , "insane," and thus interprets the name Vejovis as the anti- Jove .He has been identified with Apollo , with the infant Jupiter, and speculatively as the Anti-Jupiter (i.e. the Jupiter of the Lower World) as suggested by his name. In art , he was depicted as a youth holding a Laurel wreath and some arrows, next to a goat . He had a temple between the two peaks of the Capitoline Hill in Rome , where his statue had a beardless head and carried a bundle of arrows in his right hand. It stood next to a statue of a goat . There is no firm evidence that he was a god of expiation and the protector of runaway justice-seekers.Fest... read more

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