Decorated clothing

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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Most of the time, Juno's clothing is rather featureless, such as on these coins:

    Crispina IVNO Denarius.jpg
    Domna IVNONI LVCINAE Sestertius.jpg

    But on these coins, the goddess decided to wear a garment with dots:

    Faustina Sr AVGVSTA Juno seated denarius.jpg
    Crispina IVNO LVCINAE As.jpg

    Post your coins with decorated/patterned clothing!
     
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  3. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Lotsa dots...

    Antoninus Pius - Denarius Minerva.jpg ANTONINUS PIUS
    AR Denarius. 3.2g, 19.5mm. Rome mint, AD 138. RIC 9 var. (rev legend). O: IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS, bare head right. R: AVG PIVS P M TR P COS DE (sic!) II, Minerva standing left, holding Victory in her right hand and shield with her left; spear leaning on her left arm.
     
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  4. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Excellent!
     
  5. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Hmm, decorated clothing...

    Here's a fancy shawl (or whatever the ancient word would be) worn by Athena Alkidemos.

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    KINGS OF MACEDON, Antigonos II Gonatas
    277/6-239 BCE, struck after 270 BCE, Amphipolis mint
    AR tetradrachm, 31mm, 17.06 g
    Obv: head of Pan in center of Macedonian shield, lagobolon over shoulder; shield decorated with stars within crescents
    Rev: BASILEWS ANTIGONOU, Athena Alkidemos walking left, brandishing thunderbolt and shield; helmet left, EMP monogram right
    Ref: SNGCop 1200v, EMP (maybe); R. Martin, "A Third-Century B.C. Hoard from Thessaly at the ANS," ANSMN 26, 536 (same obv. die).
    ex Demetrios Armounta Collection
     
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  6. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    There's a weird M.C. Escher thing going on here. At first, it looks like that "shawl" is draped over her chest, but that would make her left-handed, throwing the thunderbolt with her left arm and being twisted relative to her (rather shapely, I might add) derriere. But after further inspection, I think the "shawl" is draped over her back and she's holding the shield in her left hand and throwing the thunderbolt with her right. That would make this decorated garment consistent with an aegis, worn on the back, such as on this common Domitian type featuring Minerva:
    Domitian Minerva denarius.jpg
     
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  7. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    That's exactly what I thought when I got the coin :)! She is engraved in an impossible pose. I also believe the shawl/aegis is on her back.

    https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an...ring-on-pan-syrinx.262085/page-2#post-2125248
     
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    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

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  9. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    I thought this one was clothed in an interesting fashion...

    claud1.jpg

    claud2.jpg

    The reverse is pretty good for a late 3rd century debased ant.
     
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  10. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Closest I could find.

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    unless you count decorated shields

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  11. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    Here's young caesar Constantius II looking with a crooked smile at his two centurions doing a little dance around the labarum in their detailed short skirts.

    2770 C caes 94.jpg
     
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