L. Procilius, 80 BC. Denarius (AR, 18 mm, 3.42 g) Rome mint.

S C Laureate head of Jupiter right. / L PROCILI / F Juno Sospita advancing right, wearing goat skin headdress, hurling spear with her right hand and holding shield adorned with thunder­bolt with her left; to right, coiled serpent. Crawford 379/1. Toned. Graffito and banker's mark on the obverse. Very fine.

The Roman plebeian gens Procilia may have come from Lanuvium, an ancient city 30 km south of Rome. The Procilii probably employed an image of Juno Sospita to allude to Lanuvium, as the goddess's center of worship was there. The most famous depiction of Juno Sospita is a monumental marble statue from the second century AD, now housed in the Sala Rotunda at the Musei Vaticani in Rome.