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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 5187794, member: 75937&quot;]I LOVE the snake biga! Great write-up, as usual, [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER]. Here are some of my provincials with Demeter.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin used to be unlisted in RPC, but not anymore!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-homonoia-jpg.937721/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian AD 238-244 and Tranquillina.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 28.6 mm, 11.36 g, 7 h.</p><p>Thrace, Mesembria, AD 241-244.</p><p>Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CΕΒ-ΤΡΑΝΚVΛ|ΛΙΝΑ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, confronted.</p><p>Rev: ΜΕCΑΜΒΡ-Ι-ΑΝΩΝ, Demeter standing left, wearing stephane, holding phiale and long torch.</p><p>Refs: RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; ID <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421" rel="nofollow">48421</a>); Varbanov 4190; Karayotov 87; Corpus Nummorum <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/425" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/425" rel="nofollow">425</a> (citing Varbanov); SNG Copenhagen --; BMC --; Moushmov --; Lindgren --; Mionnet suppl 2 --; Sear --; Wiczay --.</p><p>Note: Double die-match to Karayatov 87.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one appears to be unlisted anywhere:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/plautilla-nicaea-jpg.745315/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Plautilla, AD 202-205</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 15.8 mm, 3.08 g</p><p>Bithynia, Nicaea</p><p>Obv: ΠΛΑVΤΙΛΛΑ CEΒΑCΤΗ, bare-headed and dr. bust, right</p><p>Rev: ΝΙΚΑ-ΙΕΩΝ, Demeter standing left, holding long torch.</p><p>Refs: BMC --; Sear --; RG --; Lindgren I --; SNG von Aulock --; SNG Copenhagen --; Mionnet Suppl 5 --.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is from Anchialus and marked with a gamma (=3), a variant of the coin that is not described in the standard references.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-anchialos-triassarion-jpg.816339/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</p><p>Roman provincial triassarion, 10.88 gm, 26.8 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Thrace, Anchialos, AD 193-211.</p><p>Obv: ΙΟVΛΙΑ-ΔΟΜΝΑ C, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: ΑΓΧΙΑΛ-ЄΩΝ, Demeter seated left, holding grain ears and scepter; Γ (mark of value = 3) in exergue.</p><p>Refs: AMNG II (Strack) 503 var.; Varbanov II 297 var.; Moushmov 2840 var.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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