I totally don’t have time to write this post. I’m prepping a new class and a talk for Buffalo. Yet, I have to get this down. (Link to Berlin specimen)
| Publications | P.-H. Martin, Die anonymen Münzen des Jahres 68 nach Christus (1974) 70 Nr. 11 Taf. 1 (dieses Stück); E. P. Nicolas, De Néron à Vespasien (1979) 1305 Nr. 1; 1416 f. 1445 Nr. 10 Taf. 10,10 B (Spanien, diese Münze); RIC I² Nr. 1 (Spanien, 68 n. Chr., dieses Stück); BMCRE I 288 Anm. * Taf. 49,12 (dieses Stück). |
But F— It. I want to write. So I’m going to write.
This images of ‘Jupiter’ recalls the portrayal of the disputed Veovis/Apollo types on the republican series. Wiseman wrote about this and Macer, but you can see an overview on p. 148 of my book. Maybe I’ll even drop in an image of that down the road. Those representations are not bearded.
Veovis is a disputed god. I’m sure I’ve got a blog post or three on that.
If we don’t see the above coin through a Republican lens how would it fit into an imperial context
Jupiter isn’t that common on the Roman mint coins.
IOVIS TONANTIS: Augustus 19 BCE (with variations)
IVPPITER CVSTOS: Nero, c. 64-65 CE (with variations)
The above coin unlabeled and paired with the Genius of the Roman People (so republican!)
The pairing might make this next type with GPR and IOM CAPITOL (Paris) a kissing cousin.
BUT I don’t think so.
RIC Civil Wars 123-128 have lots of busts of IOM CAPITOL and the iconography of the busts is v different (the pairing on these is with Vesta).
Not the reverse view, diadem not wreath crown, palm if any attribute not thunderbolt (fulmen).
The Civil War also gives us
IVPPITER CONSERVATOR paired with:
- anonymous type paired with a Venus-like female bust and AVGVST legend
- ROMA RESTITVTA
IVPPITER CVSTOS paired with:
- Roma
- ROMA RESTITVTA
- VIRT[us]
IVPPITER LIBERATOR paired with:
- ROMA RESTITVTA
Otho uses a seated Jupiter with the legend PONT MAX as a reverse type.
Vitellius uses I O MAX CAPITOLINVS and IVPPITER VICTOR reverses.
Once established in 76 CE Vespasian revives IOVIS CVSTOS.
84-85 Domitian revives IVPPITER CONSERVATOR and IOVIS VICTOR but primarily on Bronze
There are quadrans that use Jupiter as an obverse type from this this period or later. The interest in Jupiter qua Jupiter with aspect labeled in legend fades.
The anonymous issues of the Civil War continue to intrigue me for their republican allusions. More later I hope.
Liv Mariah Yarrow 