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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientcoinguru, post: 2946314, member: 75563&quot;]The holidays have been wonderful to me.&nbsp; I apologize for the delay in posting these awesome coins, I just got caught up in the usual hectic holidays celebrations.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] was my Secret Saturnalia, and I was overwhelmed by his generosity!&nbsp; He discovered my fondness for ancient women coinage and after great thought, send me 2 coins.&nbsp; And though I specialize in this area, to my delight, he found 2 coins missing from my collection<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I was happy that he sent these unattributed, since it has been great fun to catalog them. </p><p><br /></p><p>First, a base silver antoninianus of Salonina.&nbsp; As everyone knows, these base silver coins are usually found in rather poor condition, but this one is well centered, and the details are sharp (if it doesn’t appear that way, it is because of my poor photography skills).&nbsp; I could not have chosen a better example for my collection!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718632[/ATTACH] </p><p>Salonina</p><p>253-268</p><p>AR antoninianus 3.53gm - 21mm</p><p>Obv: SALONINA AVG&nbsp; Diad. and dr. bust r., resting on crescent. </p><p>Rev: IVNO REGINA Juno standing left</p><p>Reference: C. 60, RIC 13(s), Sear 3040 (1988 edition)</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] noted that I have very little provincial silver coinage in my collection, so he also selected a Mt. Argaeus type from Cappadocia.&nbsp; This coin is particular cool, since it has the mint date on obverse the coin – knowing the exact year a coin was minted makes it a bit more special, at least in my view.&nbsp; I had a lot of fun cataloging this one, since the legend on the reverse is a variant of the usual legend.&nbsp; I think it is a really special coin<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718631[/ATTACH] </p><p>Julia Domna</p><p>struck ca 211 AD (year 19)</p><p>provincial coinage minted in Caesarea, Cappadocia</p><p>AR drachm 3.2gm - 17mm</p><p>Obv: IOYΛIA ΔOMNA AVΓ draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: MHTPO KAICAPIA NЄΩK, ET IΘ (year 19) in exergue, Mount Argaeus surmounted by 5-pointed star</p><p>Reference: Syd Caesarea 451v.</p><p><br /></p><p>One could not wish for a better Secret Saturnalia.&nbsp; [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER], you are the best!&nbsp; Thanks so much!!&nbsp; I wish you a coin-filled holiday season.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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