Concordia (mythology)

In ancient Roman religion, Concordia (means "concord" or "harmony" in Latin) is the goddess who embodies agreement in marriage and society.

Her Greek equivalent is usually regarded as Harmonia, with musical harmony a metaphor for an ideal of social concord or entente in the political discourse of the Republican era.

[4] Several imperial coins depicted the goddess Concordia, such as those issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.

[citation needed] The representation of Concordia on a Roman coin of the gens Aemilia (denarius of Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus) inspired Laura Cretara for the obverse of Italy's commemorative 1000 lire of 1970, "Roma Capitale".

The oldest Temple of Concord, built in 367 BC by Marcus Furius Camillus,[5] stood on the Roman Forum.

Concordia, standing with a patera and two cornucopiae , on the reverse of this coin of Aquilia Severa .