weight 4,03gr. | silver Ø 18mm.
obv. Jugate, draped busts right of Fortuna Victrix, wearing round helmet,
holding patera, and of Fortuna Felix, diademed, set on bar with ram′s
head finials, surrounded by the legend Q•RVSTIVS FORTVNÆ above,
ANTIAT below
translation Quintus Rustius, Fortunae, Antiatum
(= Quintus Rustius, of Fortunae, at Antium)
rev. Ornamented rectangular altar ′Ara Fortunae Reducis′
inscribed FOR•RE, surrounded by the legend
CAESARI AVGVSTO, EX S•C below
translation Caesari Augusto, Ex Senatus Consultum. Fortuna Redux
(= of Caesar Augustus, by decree of the senate. to Fortune,
who [safely] returns [travelers])
The gens Rustia was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are first mentioned toward the end of the Republic, and a few of them achieved prominence in imperial times, with Titus Rustius Nummius Gallus attaining the consulship under Tiberius in 34 AD. Quintus Rustius was apponted triumvir monetalis in 19 BC. He was also one of the duumvirs (or duoviri) at Antium, as this coin also tells us. This duo of magistrates were expected to deal with public finance of a city, deal with proceedings in the Ordo decurionum, the town council, and run the elections in the comitium or assembly. The office was determined by election and lasted one year. Antium (modern Anzio, 50 km. south of Rome) was the capital of the Volsci people until it was conquered by the Romans. In some versions of Rome′s foundation myth, Antium was founded by Anteias, son of Odysseus. In 468 BC Antium was captured by the Roman consul Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus following a war started by the Volsci, and a Roman colony was planted there the next year.
The cult of Fortuna Redux was a form of the goddess Fortuna in the Roman Empire who oversaw a return, as from a long or perilous journey. It was introduced to Roman religion in 19 BC, creating a new holiday (feriae) on October 12 that originally marked the return of Augustus to Rome from Syria and Asia Minor in 19 BC. From that time, she received annual sacrifices from the pontiffs and Vestals at an altar dedicated to her (Ara Fortunae Reducis). This altar is depicted on this coin. The altar of Fortuna Redux was inaugurated on 12 October 19 BC, and dedicated on 15 December. It was probably adjacent to the Temple of Honor and Virtue near the Porta Capena. The temple most likely stood on the slope of the Capitoline Hill overlooking the Porta Triumphalis.
Cohen 513 | RIC 322 (R2) | BMC 2 | Sear 1605 R
Wonderful coin with attractive tone. Rare.
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