In ancient Roman religion, Fides was the goddess and embodiment of trust, faithfulness, and good faith. Fides was one of the original Roman virtues to be cultivated as a divinity with ceremonies and t
Fides Publica holding a cornucopia and extending a libation bowl on the reverse of a dupondius issued by Vespasian (77–78 AD)
Fides depicted with a quill and inkwell, 17th century Dutch print after Hendrick Goltzius
Sestertius struck ca. 112 AD, depicting Pompeia Plotina, the Augusta of the emperor Trajan, with Fides on the reverse holding ears of grain and a basket of fruit
In classical antiquity, the cornucopia, also called the horn of plenty, is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts. In
Fides (deity)
…Fides was represented as a young woman crowned with an olive or laurel wreath, holding in her hands a turtle dove, a basket of fruit, ears of grain, a cornucopia, or a military ensign. She often wore a white veil. The Temple of Fides on the Capitoline Hill was associated with Fides Publica Populi Romani (Fides…
Cornucopia of a Roman statue of Livia as Fortuna, 42-52 AD, marble, Altes Museum, Berlin
Cornucopia, part of a Roman statue, Archaeological Museum A. Salinas, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Cornucopia at the center of a coin of Berenice II of Egypt; the Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΒΕΡΕΝΙΚΗΣ, "of Queen Berenice".
Giant cornucopia of orchids at Kew Gardens, 2025