Beautiful ladies of Rome

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Well done @AncientJoe ... gorgeous coins, I really enjoy them!

 

Here are a couple that haven't been posted yet:

Paulina (Wife of Maximinus Thrax):


Annia Faustina (3rd wife of Elagabalus):


Crispina (wife of Commodus)


Galeria Valeria (Daughter of Diocletian and wife of Galerius):


When Galerius died she was pursued (to death) by Maximinus Daia and Licinius, and she hoped to flee to territory under the control of Diocletian who also died. It changed her into one of the guys:

 

@AncientJoe lovely coins! Beautiful Faustina junior.
@lrbguy ..Love the Paulina! But wouldn't want to meet her on a blind date..Pretty Galería though.....The first one!

 

My favourite Julia Titi.


Julia Titi
AR Denarius, 3.22g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD
RIC T387 (R), BMC T140, RSC 12
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA T AVG F; Bust of Julia Titi, draped and diademed, r., hair in long plait
Rev: VENVS AVG; Venus stg. r., leaning on column, with helmet and spear
Acquired from Aegean Numismatics, February 2017.

 

A very charming expression!

 

Both have a very natural and pleasant expression.

 

Helena

• Killingholme Hoard (Trier Mint) - 324 to 325
• O: Helena diademed bust right - FL HELENA AVGVSTVA
• R: Securitas standing left - SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE

Fausta

• Killingholme Hoard (Trier Mint) - 324 to 325
• O: Fausta bust right - FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG
• R: Fausta holding two infant sons - SALVS REIPVBLICAE

 

I am of course partial to Orbiana, no denarius of her yet though. Just this AE as:


Some more lovely necks for @Spaniard:
(Sabina was reputed for her beauty, but her portraits rarely seem to display this... perhaps this one does.)

 

The only vestal virgin to ever become empress:


AQUILIA SEVERA
2nd and 4th wife of Elagabalus
AR Denarius. 2.93g, 20mm. Rome mint, AD 220-222. RIC 226. O: IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, draped bust right. R: CONCORDIA, Concordia standing left, holding patera and double cornucopiae; lit altar to left; star in right field.

 

That's such an interesting little chunk of information.

 

Well done! Nice coin!

 

Ordinarily a vestal virgin who hooked up with a man would be sentenced to death and buried alive, but with crazy Elagabalus, it was "anything goes"!

 

Here are some of mine/
AR Denarius Lucilla 163-81AD Rome Mint/ struck 161AD 3.48g./20mm.
AR Denarius Faustina Minor 147-176AD Rome Mint/ struck 165AD 3.45g./21mm.
AR Denarius Julia Domna 193-217AD Rome Mint/ struck 214AD 3.05g./21mm.
AV Tremissis Aelia Pulcheria 214-53AD Constantinople Mint/ sister of Theodosius II/ Wife of Marcianus

 

Nice ladies. Here's my younger and older Faustina II ...

 

WOW!

 

Those are nice..did the Sabina dupondius come from Australia?

 

Thanks! Nope, it came from Switzerland. (Was it the nice tan? or?)

 

Yes... I was amazed and confused. I thought perhaps she was made empress without the necessity of having a husband who had conjugal rights or something. She was on my "Read up on this" list. (And she still is - because it's very strange, indeed!)

 

nice! here's a few of me ladies of Rome..