Securitas

Securitas

Securitas

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For other uses, see Securitas (disambiguation).

In Roman mythology, Securitas was the goddess of security and stability, especially the security of the Roman Empire.[1][2] On coinage Securitas was usually depicted leaning on a column.[3]

Securitas, the security of the Roman Empire, celebrated on the reverse of this sestertius by Hostilian.

References

  1. [1]
    Dictionary of Roman Religion, Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins, 2001, Oxford Univ Press, ISBN 978-0-19-514233-4
  2. [2]
    "List of Minor Roman Gods". unrv.com.
  3. [3]
    Welch, Bill (23 December 2010). "Leaning on that Handy Column on Roman Coins". forumancientcoins.com.
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