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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2510198, member: 19463&quot;]Those are good thoughts on a question that has bothered me for years.&nbsp; My&nbsp; question is why the type was common twice and not used in other times.&nbsp; More, why did Domna drop the type in favor of the extremely modestly dressed Venus seen in the later years of her reign?&nbsp; Was there a stink about Domna appearing nude on coins and they decided all at once that the type was inappropriate.&nbsp; Why are there no copy statues of the type?&nbsp; Venus would seem to be the obvious goddess to appear nude on coins as do most of the men but more of her coins are even overdressed.&nbsp; I do not know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Later Domna:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]533784[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533785[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Alexandria</p><p>[ATTACH=full]533786[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Loadicea</p><p>[ATTACH=full]533787[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lets blame Caracalla</p><p>[ATTACH=full]533788[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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