This image is of a silver coin with a man's bust and a lighting bolt behind his neck.

The #Romans held not one but two festivals for Vejovis, a chthonic or underworld-associated form of Jupiter; the second festival was on 21 May. This picture is of a republican denarius, 84 BC, showing a diademed bust of #Vejovis hurling a thunderbolt. Photo Credit: Johny SYSEL

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🪷 March 7th is one of the Roman feasts of the mysterious god #Vediovis ( #Veiovis #Vejovis), who is possibly Iovis / #Jove / #Jupiter as a youth. But he is also associated with #Apollo and #Aesculapius. He holds lightning bolts to punish miscreants. More: ravenmagical.blogspot.com/2016/05/vejo... 🪷