HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROME! These coins show two foundational Roman myths.
On the first, Aeneas, alleged ancestor of Julius Caesar and founder of Rome, carries his father, Anchises, out of a burning Troy. The front shows the head of the goddess Venus, Aeneas's mother.
The second portrays the shepherd Faustulus with the twin brothers Romulus and Remus being nursed by the she-wolf. The front portrays Roma, the deity and personification of Rome.
All coins from the Elizabeth C. Evans Coin Collection at Connecticut College.
















