ABSTRACT
With the visual programme for Livia’s representation on coins mapped out in the previous chapter, the question of how Rome and the provinces developed, adapted, adjusted and implemented that programme must be addressed. The manner in which Livia was represented, whether as key female member of the Roman imperial family or as divine female figure, was influenced to a great extent by local ideologies and perceptions of Livia’s status and role in society. This discussion will be greatly facilitated by an analysis of the inscriptions found on coins in relation to the sculptural and epigraphic evidence that also survives from various parts of the Roman Empire.
