The Foundation Scene on Roman Colonial Coins from the Near East in the 3rd Century CE
One of the most common iconographic motifs of Roman colonial coinage is the ‘foundation scene’. Colonies modelled on Rome were established according to the aratrum ritual, in imitation of the manner in which, according to myths, Romulus founded Rome. Veteran colonies, established between the 1st ce...
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Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/5130 |