The Greek and Roman history illustrated by coins & medals representing their religions, rites, manners, customs, games, feasts, arts and sciences : together with a succint account of their emperors, consuls, cities, colonies and families, in two parts, necessary for the introduction of youth into all the useful knowledge of antiquity / by O.W.

§. 3. Juno born at Samos under an Agnus-Castus-tree, (whose Head is sometimes joyned to Jupiters, as in 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) to her was conse∣crated the Peacock, because of his beautiful Train, and the Fable of Argus; represented ordinarily as a young Woman with a Laurel and a Veil.

Juno Lanuvia (because in that shape wor∣shipped at Lanuvium) with a Goat-skin and Horns upon her Head; perhaps she was Juno Sospita, or Sispita, who is also figured with a Shield and Shoes turning up at the Toes.

Juno Moneta, like Moneta if Moneta was not the same with Juno; A Womans Head with her Hair tressed up, and an high Frontal. An∣ciently a Temple to her upon the Capitol. Man∣lius, for affecting to be King, being precipita∣ted from the Tarpeian Rock, and his House pulled down, upon the place thereof was built a Temple to Juno Moneta, vowed by Camillus; call'd Moneta à monendo, because her Image spoke to them (as they said) advising them in a dangerous Ea•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and in the War with the Galls, to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a Sow great with Pig, which is also sometimes expressed upon Coins. The Romans also in their War against Pyrrhus and the Tarentines, b•…•…ing in great want of mo∣ney, they made Vows to Juno; who admonish∣ed them to make •…•…e of the Arms of Justice, and they should b•…•… supplied: as indeed it hap∣ned in that War, wherein the noble •…•…ricius sent back to Pyrrhus his Physician, who offer'd

to poison him; and after many Battels at last obtain'd a great Victory, and all the Wealth and Riches of Pyrrhus; wherefore they built a Temple in Honour to her, and therein hung up a Medal with the Inscription. Moneta.

Moneta, or the Goddess of Money is some∣times expressed with a Cornucopia in one hand (Money supplying all things) and in the other a Balance; Justice being necessary in buying and selling. Sometimes are three of these God∣desses to represent Gold, Silver and Brass, the middlemost representing Gold being the tallest, [it seems the middle was the best place in their esteem]. In some Medals of Commodus we find also Apollini Monetae. Moneta seems to signifie sometimes the Forms or coining Instruments; sometimes the Coin it self. It is not easie ma∣ny times to distinguish the Heads of the God∣desses Juno, Moneta, Ceres, Venus, Pietas, Salus, Sybilla, and others being oftentimes all alike figured.