Securitas

{{short description|Roman goddess of security and stability}}

{{Other uses}}

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In Roman mythology, Securitas was the goddess of security and stability, especially the security of the Roman Empire.Dictionary of Roman Religion, Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins, 2001, Oxford Univ Press, {{ISBN|978-0-19-514233-4}}{{cite web|url=http://www.unrv.com/culture/minor-roman-god-list.php|title=List of Minor Roman Gods|work=unrv.com}} On coinage Securitas was usually depicted leaning on a column.{{cite web|url=http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/reverse_securitas.html|title=Leaning on that Handy Column on Roman Coins|work=forumancientcoins.com|date=23 December 2010|first=Bill|last=Welch}} She first appears on a coin in 62 AD and then becomes a usual coin motif in the following centuries.Rote, Hemma (2023). "Securitas auf Münzen der Römischen Kaiserzeit" [Securitas on coins of the Roman Imperial Age]. Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 73, pp. 101-146 (in German).

On Sardinia during the Roman imperial period, a Latin inscription described the tomb of Titus Vinius as a shrine of Securitas.Mastino, Attilio. 1992. “Le Iscrizioni Rupestri Del Templum Alla Securitas Di Tito Vinio Berillo a Cagliari.” In Rupes Loquentes. Atti Del Convegno Internazionale Di Studio Sulle Iscrizioni Rupestri Di Età Romana in Italia, Roma - Bomarzo 13 - 15 Ottobre 1989, edited by Lidio Gasperini, 541–78. Roma: Istituto Italiano per La Storia Antica.