Marcus Aurelius, real ancient Roman silver coin, goddess Liberalitas, 170 AD. Excellent condition Silver coin of ancient Rome by Marcus Aurelius. denarius 3 grams Avers: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII, winner's head at right. Reverse: LIBERAL AVG V COS III, Liberalitas stands to the left, holding the scoreboard/accounts and an abundance horn. In ancient Roman culture, Liberalitas was a virtue of free giving (from liber - "free"), hence generosity. On the coins, the political leader of the Roman Republic or the emperor of the imperial era could be depicted as showing generosity to the Roman people, with the liberals embodied in the form of a goddess next to him. The Roman goddess Liberalitas was associated with generosity. From the word liber, which means "free", it can usually be seen counting board/accounts holding in his hand. During the times of prosperity, the emperor appointed a time when wealth as coins sounded to the population. With her counting board, she was able to quickly calculate the correct number of coins that needed to be distributed to each person. In classical antiquity, the horn of plenty (from the Latin cornu copiae) was a symbol of abundance and nutrition, usually it was a large container in the form of a horn filled with food, flowers or nuts. Baskets of this shape have traditionally been used in Western Asia and Europe to store and carry recently collected food. A basket in the shape of a horn was worn on the back or hung on the torso, leaving the harvester's hands free. Only full subscription.