Securitas
Sign in to savethumb|300px|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. On coinage Securitas was usually depicted leaning on a column. She first appears on a coin in 62 AD and then becomes a usual coin motif in the following centuries.
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thumb|300px|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. On coinage Securitas was usually depicted leaning on a column. She first appears on a coin in 62 AD and then becomes a usual coin motif in the following centuries.
On Sardinia during the Roman imperial period, a Latin inscription described the tomb of Titus Vinius as a shrine of Securitas.
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