I did get one/ altough its still sitting in CNG office. Imperial Rome AR Denarius ND Rome Mint/ struck under Elagalabus 218/20AD 19mm. 3.42g. 6h Julia Maesa/ Augusta 218-224/5AD obv: Draped Bust R IVLIA MAESA AVG rev: Pudicitia Seated Left/ Holding Scepter PVDICITIA RIC IV 268 Thirion 412 RSC 36
Since i live way out in the sticks and the banks don't and won't order any coinage in at all, they count and sort and roll (recycle) right at the main branches here so my Daughter who lives in the Baltimore MD area gave me 10 rolls of Quarters that came in from Loomis and delivered to the Staples she manages! I still haven't found any W quarters in the wild so maybe i will finally find at least one I haven't ripped in to them yet and there are no W enders so wish me luck!
In general those with a lot of Pudicitia, Pietas or any of the positive characteristics did not issue many coins claiming those virtues. What Julia Maesa did that really counted is celebrated more accurately by Fecunditas. How many rulers can you name that were able to replace a (grand)kid that was not working out with another? This was more common later and farther east (think Dida Rani) but Maesa started the idea. Who ordered the death of Elagabalus? I can not figure out how or why the Praetorians would select Severus Alexander unless Maesa were at least not upset about the matter. Is it an unfounded conspiracy theory to suggest that the elevation of Alexander to Caesar was just a step in the plan? Julia Maesa Eastern mint FECVNDITAS
no but I may pull the trigger on a 1789 Middlesex D&H 930 depending on if I get responses to my post haha , or may just snag another Morgan
Best thing about your fiancee/ she is happy with you being into numismatics. You can also show her some of the coins (your book) that you would like as future Christmas presents hint/ hint.....
Who hacked Panzerman' profile and is pretending to be him posting Roman silver??? Jk my man. LOVE the new collecting direction. Those Severan ladies were some tough mombajombas. And none had a more stern look, and possibly stern hold on the empire, than any Augusta as Julia Maesa (mines so tough she chews nails and is captured in this picture spitting one out!):
Thanks, I now have around 20 Denari/ way easier to get tough Empresses/ Emperors in AR/ do have her two grandsons on AV
Yes, my family is very accommodating and this year my dear wife kindly bought me these three coins which I wanted for several reasons. The Spanish (Oscan) denarius was issued from the city that Sertorius set up his "capital" and I am reading a book about him now. Another enigmatic figure of a time when just about every character of Rome was enigmatic. The coin, at 4.17 grams is often referred to as a denarius or a drachma. The second coin I wanted was this denarius because it is one of only two issues with a "triga" a three horse chariot and a rare silver issue issue with the S(enatus) C(onsulto), usually found on Imperial brass, not Republican silver. Lastly is a siliqua of Constantius II in pretty nice condition but what is even nicer is its weight of 3.39 grams making it a scarce "heavy" siliqua. Most of his siliquae are light in the 2.3 and under category. All three will have a prominent place in my collection. By the way my daughters also give me coins for gifts and I make it a point to always place in their flips that a coin was a X-mas or birthday gift from one of them so I don't accidentally trade or sell it. I figure someday when they go through these coins it will bring back some fond memories for them that they bought this part of my collection.
