Lovely Ladies

I dont normally collect silver, especially denarii. Something about it just doesn't 'click'. But when I saw this one today I had to try and get it (which I did, and reasonably in my opinion). It has everything I like in a coin, plus for silver it has the perfect toning for my appreciation. It's just a lovely object of art. Show any attractive ladies you might have!


Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 135-137/8. Diademed and draped bust right / Concordia standing left, leaning on column, holding patera and double cornucopia. RIC II 390 (Hadrian); Abdy, Chronology, New Group 4; RSC 3a. VF, toned.

BTW, I'm unfamiliar with the Abdy reference. Does anyone know if it is a book or otherwise?

 

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I rather like this portrait of Salonina from Alexandria from toward the end of the reign of her husband Gallienus.

EGYPT, Alexandria

Billon Tetradrachm, 23mm, 9.8 grams, 12h

Dated RY 15 (A.D. 267-268)

Obverse: KOPNHALA CAAONEINA CEB;
Diademed and draped bust right.

Reverse: Eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak; palm in left field, L IE to right

Reference: Koln 2983; Dattari 5346; Milne 4189; Curtis 1642; Emmett 3854

 

You'll be a dark-sider yet @Ken Dorney

 

A very pleasing example, Ken & one I would take just based on the toning & overall look.

Always like the cheeks and toning on a Lucilla of mine.


Lucilla (162 - 182 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, Draped bust right.
R: CONCORDIA, Concordia standing facing, head left, holding patera and double cornucopiae.
Rome Mint
19mm
3.27g
RIC III 760.

Ex. Cabinet Numismatique, Genève.

 

A lovely coin Ken. I am also a fan of that type of toning.

 

Ken, your Sabina has beautiful toning and style.


Julia Domna. AR denarius, Rome, 196–211 CE; 3.25g. BMCRE S10, RIC S546, RSC 14. Obv: IVLIA – AVGVSTA; draped bust r. Rx: CERERI F–RVGIF; Ceres seated l., holding corn-ears and long torch (or scepter).

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Plautilla. AR denarius, Rome, c. 202 CE; 20mm, 3.41g, 12h. BMCRE 411, Hill 585 (C), RIC 363a, RSC 1. Obv: PLAVTILLA – AVGVSTA; draped bust r., with hair in nearly vertical waves and drawn into large bun at back. Rx: CONCORDIA AVGG; Concordia, wearing diadem, standing half-l., holding patera and scepter.

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Julia Paula. AR denarius, Rome auxiliary mint, 219–20 CE. 2.65g, 7h. BMCRE 177, RIC 222, RSC 21. Obv: IVLIA PAVLA • AVG; draped bust r. Rx: VENVS GENETRIX; Venus seated l. on throne holding apple (Cohen, globe) and scepter.

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Aquilia Severa. AR denarius, Rome, 221 CE; 20mm, 3.20g. BMCRE 335, RIC 226, RSC 2. Obv: IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG; draped bust r. Rx: CONCORDIA; Concordia standing half-l., sacrificing from patera over lighted altar, holding double cornucopia, star in field r.

 

Nice one Ken, gee wiz she had a good size snoz on her, great toning.
Diva Faustina senior.

 

I was also unfamiliar with it. CNG's web site has a bibliography which is sometimes easier than the ANS catalog because it is limited:

https://www.cngcoins.com/Bibliography.aspx
R. Abdy. "Chronology of Sabina's coinage at the Roman mint" in RN 171 (2014).

 

That is a lovely denarius, @Ken Dorney . I have most of the Roman ladies, but here are some that nobody has yet posted:

Agrippina I:



Marciana:


Didia Clara:



Orbiana:

 

I fell in love with Plautilla at first sight even though Caracalla did not. Agrippina also has a stately demeanor if not a beautiful one. And Julia Domna sestertius - for a stunning and influential Domina.

 

Thank you for a great thread, as always @Ken Dorney ! Here are my beautiful Julia's.

 

That op coin looks like a dream!
Here's a couple ladies that r hard to get a date with :

Julia Titi

(Daughter of Titus)AE DupondiusEmpress. 10.76 grams 27mmRome AD 279-80Obv IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTADraped bust of Julia right hair in bunRv CERES AVGVST S CCeres standing left holding corn ears and long torchSear 2615 RIC Titus 177

Former: fvrisus.rvfvs


MANLIA SCANTILLAwife of DidiusJulianus. Augusta, 193 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.70 gm). Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC III 18a smallish squared flan,dark green patina, sl grainy, obv

 

Maybe. Its the first coin I have bought for my collection this year and I'm getting pretty anxious. I need to collect something! Roman silver is cheap and plentiful, so maybe...

It's a paper, and was easily found as the first search result. It can be read or downloaded here:

https://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_2014_num_6_171_3242

 

Some beautiful lady coins posted, here is my Tranquillina. MACEDON THESSALONICA Tranquillina Bronze. AD 238-244. 26 mm. 12,11 g.

 

Even though Sabina wasn't that pretty, this denarius is outstanding with a very nice style to it. Instead of attractive ladies which I don't think I have coins of, here are two skilled engravors' artwork, Plautilla and Maesa (yes, Maesa) :







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It looks like Herennia Etruscilla's beauty is underappreciated in this thread:

 

So many charming portraits in this thread! @Ken Dorney, I see why you were attracted to that Sabina. @Mat, not seeing the rest of that coin I would have guessed it was some provincial or imitative. Lucilla looks very "eastern" on that coin. @benhur767, all of yours are wonderful but that Domna is really special. She looks atypically sweet . @Roman Collector, any Imperial portrait of Agrippina I is a coup and that bronze Herennia Etruscilla is remarkably veristic/modern. She looks like someone you might meet on the street today! @octavius and @Cucumbor ... spectacular examples, as usual .

I don't have that many women and haven't paid as much attention to portraits as to reverses, but here's a portrait I find appealing:


Lucilla
Empress CE 163-169, wife of Lucius Verus
AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.25 gm
Obv: LVCILLA AVGVSTA; draped bust right
Rev: PVDICITIA; Pudicitia, veiled, standing left, with right hand preparing to draw a veil across her face (or had she just drawn the veil off her face?), left hand at side
Ref: RIC III 780

She's a dead ringer (pardon the pun) for a particular type of china-head doll. My grandmother had one, although not the doll head pictured below:

 

@ K.D. You chose the most expensive Roman lady. Mine is Greek.. She's also valuable and charming. Ask Ptolemy III.. He knows better.
Berenike II. Struck in Marathos - Phoenicia.

 

Julia Paula. Augusta, 219-220 AD. AR Denarius (3.00 gm). Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right. Rev: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera in her extended right hand, resting left arm on arm rest; star in left field. RIC IV 211; RSC 6a; BMCRE 172-4.