My latest acquisition--a denarius of Julia Domna from Laodicea. Post whatever you feel is relevant! Laodicea ad Mar was a Phoenician town, refounded by Seleucus I Nicator in 301-281 B.C. Seleucus renamed the town after his mother, Laodicea. Today it is Latakia, Syria. Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman AR Denarius, 2.5 g, 18.5 mm Laodicea, AD 196- 202 Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; bare-headed and draped bust right Rev: CONCORDIA; Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae Refs: RIC 637; RSC 21; BMCRE 593; RCV 6577; CRE* 303 *S.A. Temeryazev and T.P. Makarenko, The Coinage of Roman Empresses.
Julia Domna (194 - 217 A.D.) AR Denarius O: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. R: CONCO-RDIA, Concordia seated left, patera in extended right, cornucopia in left. Laodicea ad Mare (Latakia, Syria) mint, 196 - 202 A.D. 2.8g 19mm RIC IV 637, Cohen 21
Nice coins! The eastern mints have some interesting style to them. Here is another Domna from Laodicea. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right LAETI-TIA, Laetitia standing left holding wreath and rudder Laodicea ad Mare mint, struck during reign of Septimius Severus 3.26g, 20mm RIV IV 641, RSCIII 101
Obv:– IVLIA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right Rev:– VENVS FELIX, Venus standing facing, head left, apple in right, scepter in left Minted in Laodicea ad Mare. A.D. 193-196 Reference:– BMCRE 620. RIC IV 646, RSC III 197 Obv:– IVLIA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right Rev:– VESTAE SANCTAE, Vesta standing left, veiled, patera in right, sceptre in left Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 195-198 Reference:– BMCRE 622-624. RIC IV 648. RSC 246
JULIA DOMNA AR Denarius. 3.47g, 19.6mm. Laodicea ad Mare mint, AD 196-202. RIC 637; Cohen 21; BMC 595. O: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. R: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera in her right hand and double cornucopiae with her left.
Very attractive posts everyone!! Here's mine: AR Denarius of Julia Domna Augusta 194-217 AD., mother of Caracalla and Geta - IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / PIETAS PVBLICA, Pietas standing left, raising both hands; garlanded altar to left (3.68 grams, 20/17 mm) Laodicea ad Mar (Syria) mint 199-207 AD., under Septimius Severus, RIC IV 643 (Severus) RSC 156.
Nice JD's everyone. Yes I like the eastern better myself. I picked this one up from Ken Dorney some months back
Someone should mention that the majority of Domna Laodicea denarii have the small loop on the neck at the edge of the drapery. There are a few Laodicea coins that do not show it but most do.