Dublin Core
Title
AE Uncia
Subject
Coin (Money)
Description
The battle of Cannae was a war for power between the Roman Republic and Carthage when the Roman Republic accepted a brutal defeat. (This defeat overlapped with when this coin was made and in circulation throughout Rome.)This coin's worn bust shows Sol, the Roman sun god, and the moon goddess Luna, represented by a crescent moon with stars above. These two gods are usually seen together to show power over the land day and night, just as the sun and the moon possess. In the face of such a loss this imagery would bring citizens hope to rebuild and shed light day and night in the form of currency.
Creator
The Roman Republic
Source
Syd. 96; Craw. 39/4
Publisher
ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau Fall 2021)
Date
216 BCE
Contributor
SR
Rights
University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)
Relation
[no text]
Format
Bronze (metal)
Language
Latin
Type
physical object
Identifier
2012.02.132
Coverage
Roman Republic