white sow of Lavinium

The reverse of a denarius depicting the sow of Lavinium (sometimes called the sow of Alba Longa). The sow was a divine sign to Aeneas, showing him where to build his city of Lavinium and heralding the founding of Alba Longa (birthplace of Rhea Silvia and Romulus and Remus) thirty years later.

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Original Watercolor of Vestal Virgins