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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8220805, member: 75937&quot;]This <i>limes falsum</i> denarius was a recent purchase from our own [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER]. According to <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=limes%20denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=limes%20denarius" rel="nofollow">Numiswiki</a>, these limes denarii &quot;are thought to be coins minted either officially or pseudo-officially on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they were used to pay soldiers on the extreme frontiers of the Roman territories or maybe to bolster the economy of regions far from the normal means of monetary distribution. Whatever the reason, many of these coins exist.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443743[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman <i>limes falsum</i> Æ denarius, 2.26 g, 18.2 mm, 1 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Uncertain mint but of &quot;Laodicea&quot; style, AD 196-202 (or later).</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: CERERI FRVGIF, Ceres seated left, holding corn-ears in right hand and long vertical torch in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: Cohen 16; cf. RIC 636; cf. BMCRE 592.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Although the place of mintage of these Severan limes denarii is unknown, you&#039;ll note this one is of the same style as the coins of the &quot;Laodicea&quot; mint (now attributed by the British Museum as being minted in Antioch), such as this one from my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443762[/ATTACH] </p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Roman AR denarius, 3.87 g, 17.5 mm, 7 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Antioch, AD 196-202 (or later).</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Rev: CERERI FRVGIF, Ceres seated left, holding corn-ears in right hand and long vertical torch in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;Refs: RIC 636; BMCRE 592; Cohen 14; RCV --; CRE 300.</font></p><p><font size="3">Note: Double die match to <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1920-0809-18" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1920-0809-18" rel="nofollow">British Museum specimen</a>.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example from the Rome mint for comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443749[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman AR denarius, 2.82 g, 20.0 mm, 6 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 196-202 (or later).</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: CERERI FRVGIF, Ceres seated left, holding corn ears and torch</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 546; BMCRE 10; Cohen 14; RCV 6576; Hill 424.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Another interesting thing is this particular limes denarius of Julia Domna was known to Cohen, who cataloged it as a &quot;petit bronze,&quot; no. 16, separate from the denarius, no. 14.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443750[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Cohen apparently didn&#039;t know what to make of these limes denarii. He does the same for this limes of Plautilla (no. 11), which he calls &quot;core of a fouree denarius or petit bronze.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443756[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443751[/ATTACH]</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Let&#039;s see your limes denarii!! </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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