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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3135739, member: 75937"]I don't have an example of one of these Flavian modius types, but I do have an example of minutiae.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is quite scarce as it is; in fact, the British Museum does not have an example of this in their collection but several examples are to be found at the Coin Project and a few at acsearchinfo. I managed to acquire one recently:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801999[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman AR Denarius, 3.66 g, 18.2 mm, 1 h.</p><p>Rome mint, AD 195.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: VESTA, Vesta seated left, holding palladium in right hand, transverse scepter in left.</p><p>Refs: RIC 582; BMCRE --; Cohen 223 var. (aureus); RCV --; Hill 187; CRE 415.</p><p>Notes: Ex-Perron collection 1960; ex-A.K. collection; ex-CNG lot #614, Triton XX.</p><p><br /></p><p>Applicable to the OP's question, however, is a variety of this coin, which may be even scarcer because there are no examples to be found at acsearchinfo, Wildwinds, <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=Domna+Vesta+denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=Domna+Vesta+denarius" rel="nofollow">OCRE</a>, or the <a href="http://coinproject.com/search_common.php?combo_type=Roman+Imperial&type=Roman+Imperial&metal=Silver&issuer=&region=&region_id=&city=&reference=&obverse_legend=IVLIA+AVGVSTA&obverse_description=&counter1=&counterref1=&counter2=&counterref2=&counter3=&counterref3=&reverse_legend=VESTA&reverse_description=&rcounter1=&rcounterref1=&rcounter2=&rcounterref2=&rcounter3=&rcounterref3=&mint_mark=&mint=&photo_credit=&denomination=&special_comments=&btnsubmit=Search" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinproject.com/search_common.php?combo_type=Roman+Imperial&type=Roman+Imperial&metal=Silver&issuer=&region=&region_id=&city=&reference=&obverse_legend=IVLIA+AVGVSTA&obverse_description=&counter1=&counterref1=&counter2=&counterref2=&counter3=&counterref3=&reverse_legend=VESTA&reverse_description=&rcounter1=&rcounterref1=&rcounter2=&rcounterref2=&rcounter3=&rcounterref3=&mint_mark=&mint=&photo_credit=&denomination=&special_comments=&btnsubmit=Search" rel="nofollow">Coin Project</a>. This one IS in the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1208033&partId=1&searchText=Domna+denarius+582&page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1208033&partId=1&searchText=Domna+denarius+582&page=1" rel="nofollow">British Museum collection</a>, however. In fact, their example is the only other one I have been able to find online. This is a variety where Vesta does not hold a scepter:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]800708[/ATTACH]</p><p>JULIA DOMNA, AD 193-217.</p><p>Roman AR Denarius, 2.29 g, 16.8 mm</p><p>Rome mint, issue 8, AD 195.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: VESTA, Vesta seated left, holding palladium.</p><p>Refs: RIC 582 var. (no scepter); BMCRE 93; Cohen 223 var. (no scepter); RCV --; Hill 188; CRE 415 var. (no scepter).</p><p><br /></p><p>The BMC example is a reverse die-match to my coin, as might be expected for such a variety:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]800710[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not to be confused with an earlier issue of Julia Domna, which is very common, with the obverse inscription IVLIA DO-MNA AVG:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]800709[/ATTACH]</p><p>But, as you say ...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3135739, member: 75937"]I don't have an example of one of these Flavian modius types, but I do have an example of minutiae. This coin is quite scarce as it is; in fact, the British Museum does not have an example of this in their collection but several examples are to be found at the Coin Project and a few at acsearchinfo. I managed to acquire one recently: [ATTACH=full]801999[/ATTACH] Roman AR Denarius, 3.66 g, 18.2 mm, 1 h. Rome mint, AD 195. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev: VESTA, Vesta seated left, holding palladium in right hand, transverse scepter in left. Refs: RIC 582; BMCRE --; Cohen 223 var. (aureus); RCV --; Hill 187; CRE 415. Notes: Ex-Perron collection 1960; ex-A.K. collection; ex-CNG lot #614, Triton XX. Applicable to the OP's question, however, is a variety of this coin, which may be even scarcer because there are no examples to be found at acsearchinfo, Wildwinds, [URL='http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=Domna+Vesta+denarius']OCRE[/URL], or the [URL='http://coinproject.com/search_common.php?combo_type=Roman+Imperial&type=Roman+Imperial&metal=Silver&issuer=®ion=®ion_id=&city=&reference=&obverse_legend=IVLIA+AVGVSTA&obverse_description=&counter1=&counterref1=&counter2=&counterref2=&counter3=&counterref3=&reverse_legend=VESTA&reverse_description=&rcounter1=&rcounterref1=&rcounter2=&rcounterref2=&rcounter3=&rcounterref3=&mint_mark=&mint=&photo_credit=&denomination=&special_comments=&btnsubmit=Search']Coin Project[/URL]. This one IS in the [URL='http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1208033&partId=1&searchText=Domna+denarius+582&page=1']British Museum collection[/URL], however. In fact, their example is the only other one I have been able to find online. This is a variety where Vesta does not hold a scepter: [ATTACH=full]800708[/ATTACH] JULIA DOMNA, AD 193-217. Roman AR Denarius, 2.29 g, 16.8 mm Rome mint, issue 8, AD 195. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev: VESTA, Vesta seated left, holding palladium. Refs: RIC 582 var. (no scepter); BMCRE 93; Cohen 223 var. (no scepter); RCV --; Hill 188; CRE 415 var. (no scepter). The BMC example is a reverse die-match to my coin, as might be expected for such a variety: [ATTACH=full]800710[/ATTACH] This is not to be confused with an earlier issue of Julia Domna, which is very common, with the obverse inscription IVLIA DO-MNA AVG: [ATTACH=full]800709[/ATTACH] But, as you say ...[/QUOTE]
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