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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2495839, member: 76194&quot;]I never planned to work my way through silver coinage of the entire Severan dynasty, but somehow things are slowly trending that way. Today I took one step closer to that by adding Granny Elagabalus, a/k/a Granny Maesa. (Expert at selecting mad boys to rule empires).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528874[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Maesa, c. 165 - c. 226 AD.</p><p>AR denarius, 20mm, 2.1g, 12h; Rome mint, 218-220 AD.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG. draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left, drawing out veil from shoulder with right hand and holding sceptre in left.</p><p>Reference: RIC 268.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing like a fine portrait of a super powerful ancient woman to warm my collector&#039;s heart. As always, my thanks to the world famous ancient coin hand modeler JA for his magnificent agility and skills at modeling this ancient beauty.</p><p><br /></p><p>And to keep Granny Elagabalus company, here are my other members of this very functional Ancient Roman Family, which was the epitome of family love and devotion to duty (If you are about to object, look up the word sarcasm in Webster&#039;s Dictionary).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528878[/ATTACH]</p><p>Daddy S, a/k/a Emperor Lady Tickler (Spent so much time styling his beard he forgot to raise his kids)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528876[/ATTACH]</p><p>Baby Knife Attack, a/k/a Emperor Brutus&nbsp; (Don&#039;t turn your back on this bad boy)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528877[/ATTACH]</p><p>Big Mamma D, a/k/a Lethal Mamma (If she invites you for a drink with her son Baby Knife Attack, watch your back!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528875[/ATTACH]</p><p>Mamma&#039;s Boy, a/k/a&nbsp; Emperor Tent-bed Wetter (famous for wetting his tent bed as Maximinus&#039; men came to kill him)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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