L. Procilius, 80 BC. Denarius (AR, 19 mm, 3.93 g) Rome mint.

S C Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress. / L PROCILI F Juno Sospita driving biga right, holding spear with her right hand and shield adorned with thunderbolt with her left; below, serpent with head erect to right. Crawford 379/2. Toned. Graffito on the reverse. 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.