judaism_and_rome 2026-05-30T09:55:50+02:00 1 781 Numismatic item https://heurist.huma-num.fr/heurist/?recID=781&db=judaism_and_rome 2022-08-17 22:15:01 2023-07-09 22:13:34 public Aureus depicting the head of Domitian and the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus (77-78 CE) 0077 0077 0078 0078 824 2230 aa84ed446ed6a9311eead9e66c86f0fc52049730 rs_opt2.jpg image/jpeg 88 2022-08-12 11:56:45 Aureus depicting the head of Domitian and the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus (77-78 CE), 824, Aureus depicting the head of Domitian and the she wolf with Romulus and Remus (77-78 CE)_obverse.jpg (88.92 KB)) https://heurist.huma-num.fr/heurist/?db=judaism_and_rome&file=aa84ed446ed6a9311eead9e66c86f0fc52049730 2231 d8fad6cb0f3a56d556560f03d809d9e2ecf99c2a rs_opt2_0.jpg image/jpeg 86 2022-08-12 11:56:45 Aureus depicting the head of Domitian and the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus (77-78 CE), 824, Aureus depicting the head of Domitian and the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus (77-78 CE)_reverse.jpg (86.13 KB)) https://heurist.huma-num.fr/heurist/?db=judaism_and_rome&file=d8fad6cb0f3a56d556560f03d809d9e2ecf99c2a 5011 5010 5032 <p class="Sansinterligne">RIC II/1², Vespasian, no. 960, p. 128.<br /><br />This aureus, minted between 77-78 CE, during the reign of Vespasian, depicts on the obverse the head of Domitian and on the reverse the she-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. The inscription refers to Domitian as Caesar, the son of Augustus, consul for the fifth time. The depiction of the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus was never widespread on Roman coins. Previously it was depicted on the reverse of a didrachm minted between 275 and 270 BCE, and on the reverse of a sextans minted between 217 and 215 BCE. The she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus epitomized the foundation myth of Rome (Livy, <em>History of Rome</em> I.4.7-9; Dionysus of Halicarnassus, <em>Roman Antiquities</em> I.79-6-8; Plutarch, <em>Life of Romulus</em> 4). Vespasian, through the depiction of the she-wolf suckling the twins, wished to convey his yearning to regenerate Rome, after a dramatic civil war, and to bring it back to its original values. It may be possible to draw a parallel between the twins Romulus and Remus and Vespasian's sons, Titus and Domitian. Vespasian was in fact the first emperor who, as a main feature of imperial propaganda, emphasized the fact that his sons, who were heirs to the throne, were a guarantee of future peace after years of civil wars and uncertainty concerning the fate of the empire itself.</p> Domitian Romulus Remus she-wolf consul Imperial family Roman origins Roman future Münzkabinett BerlinObject number: 18216944 Gold 1st CE 49 Caesar Augusti filius consul Samuele Rocca English Aureus Rome 19 7.09 Vespasian (but it is Domitian who is represented on this coin). <p>Image: Laureate head of Domitian looking right</p> <p>Inscription: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS</p> <p>Image: She-wolf looking left, with twins; boat in exergue.</p> <p>Inscription: COS V</p> Yes 847 1