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| Reference | RIC 13, C 77 | Silver Denarius 21mm (3.09 grams) Rome mint: March 235 - January 236 A.D.
Allegorical depiction of the Roman goddess Abundantia with a cornucopia, by Rubens (ca. 1630) In Mythology
Wooden wands of about 60" in length were popular exercise implements during the Victorian era , particularly in the U.S
Wand is also a common reference to an Automotive handbrake/parking brake, in motorsport rally drivers would refer to their hydraulic handbrakes as "the Wand" Modern popular culture
Gandalf's name is Northern Mannish (one of Tolkien 's invented languages, similar to North Germanic languages) for "Elf of the Wand", a reference to the staff he carries
The reverse features the Providentia Fountain (“Provendentia Brunnen”) in central Vienna, work of one of the greatest baroque sculptor Georg Rafael Donner
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