Jupiter and a flying eagle at a Roman road.

Text: HIS EGO NEC METAS RERVM NEC TEMPORA PONO (AEN.I)
- For these I set neither bounds nor periods of empire;

Extract from Aeneid 1.278:
His ego nec metas rervm nec tempora pono;
imperium sine fine dedi.
For these I set neither borders nor limits in time
dominion without end have I bestowed.

Jupiter's decision to make Rome the dominant power in the world.


Michel 354, Sassone aerea 21, AFA 304.

Date of issue: 1930

Face value: 50 c.

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Date created: 22/03/00 11:41:47