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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3047548, member: 56859&quot;]Fun post <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; You&#039;ve picked up some tough ones!</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it believable that many of these women were indeed beautiful-- but on their coins the engraver simply plopped a female <i>coif </i>(those dang homophones, huh Ryro?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) on the emperor&#039;s head.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have a ton of empresses.&nbsp; Here are some of them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_cd30bbb6686144988766a6ee9342de46.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_500%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_cd30bbb6686144988766a6ee9342de46.jpg%26hash%3D0f1013909fc060d75918a8d4c56273ae&amp;hash=d6f7cdcbc362b70013e76c9d86f2e15e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHRYGIA, Cybyra/Kibyra. Domitian &amp; Domitia</b></p><p>81-96 AD</p><p>AE 24 mm, 6.9 gm</p><p>Obv: ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP ΔOMITIA CEBACTE, laureate head of Domitian and Domitia facing one another</p><p>Rev: EΠI APXIEPEΩC KΛAV BAINTOC KI BY; Zeus seated left, holding out hand and sceptre</p><p>Ref: RPC 1262; Sear-896, SNG Aulock-3731</p><p>A bargain bin bronze from a large mixed lot.&nbsp; Cool enough to keep despite the bad condition.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domnafecunditasreshoot-rt-jpg.533804/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-julia-domna-four-seasons-denarius.283396/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-julia-domna-four-seasons-denarius.283396/">Julia Domna denarius, Fecunditas/Tellus and the Four Seasons</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maesatyreae-rt-jpg.499974/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa</b></p><p>CE 218-224/5</p><p>AE 27, 12.71g (11h)</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>Rev: TVRIORVM Dido (?) standing left on deck of galley sailing right, extending right hand and holding cornucopia in left; to left, helmsman bending left over rudder (?); to right, sailor extending right hand and holding curved staff in left; stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, [two murex shells] in exergue</p><p>Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525253Fimage%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252525252Fproxy.php%252525252525253Fimage%252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525253A%25252525252525252F%25252525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252525252525252Fmedia%25252525252525252Fae43f8_d9092807a3ba4dcea7963e71a61c6e7b.jpg%25252525252525252Fv1%25252525252525252Ffit%25252525252525252Fw_1644%25252525252525252Ch_1028%25252525252525252Cq_90%25252525252525252Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%25252525252525252Fae43f8_d9092807a3ba4dcea7963e71a61c6e7b.jpg%2525252525252526hash%252525252525253De512f83629157c1ae955ec50aa681ca1%25252525252526hash%2525252525253D22eeae0b617754351af6dd304aa83da7%252525252526hash%25252525253D66fe7ba720e20a5bd1f47e4d0896c189%2525252526hash%252525253D3c6c7503aad879e6a6cc020305d6634f%25252526hash%2525253D10b08cd98226f4c11a966321f8a6c7be%252526hash%25253D0e0c2f8b8187e6273b46936a2e96647e%2526hash%253Da39bc1d172d73b0c5e1fd1563950fa72%26hash%3D4e6a304851b39f0748ce640f90a99ee2&amp;hash=4989397b1a1d3257149b4695528b8e87" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea</b></p><p>year 13, CE 233/4</p><p>tetradrachm, 24 mm, 14.36 gm</p><p>Obv: IOVMAMAIACEBMHTECEKCTPA; Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>Rev: Serapis enthroned left, holding scepter, extending his right hand toward Cerberus seated at his feet; on throneback, Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm frond; L IΓ (date) to left, palm frond to right</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3226.13 (R4); Köln 2540; Dattari (Savio) 4517; K&amp;G 64.119</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pellamamaeapan-border-jpg.666045/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MACEDON, Pella. Julia Mamaea</b></p><p>Triassarion; 27 mm, 12.46 gm </p><p>Obv: IVL MAMAEA AVG; draped bust of Julia Mamaea to right, wearing stephane</p><p>Rev: COL IA AVS PELLA; nude Pan seated right on rocks, the left arm around his head and holding lagobolon in his right arm; in right field, large syrinx</p><p>AMNG -. Varbanov -. An apparently unpublished variety with Pan to right. [&lt;--this per the auction house; I have not checked references]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252525252Fmedia%2525252525252Fae43f8_abf9017292a545e2bc3698d1f7512e99%2525252525257Emv2.jpg%2525252525252Fv1%2525252525252Ffill%2525252525252Fw_1000%2525252525252Ch_625%2525252525252Cal_c%2525252525252Cq_85%2525252525252Fae43f8_abf9017292a545e2bc3698d1f7512e99%2525252525257Emv2.jpg%252525252526hash%25252525253Daa3996bf616fea52624ba3a960ba41c7%2525252526hash%252525253D8a0a46c0108b5ade84b2b411e71915d1%25252526hash%2525253D10e2f7e860b614267eb38ad1b8e2cdec%252526hash%25253D63aaefd78060a72e9d3b363b059d78ae%2526hash%253D6856be74df8cd957903245f2de5b129a%26hash%3Df7f6a985dd0df7e88c0dca36e9c22d30&amp;hash=0746334ddafe6cd08420f9cbf3c39f24" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Aquilia Severa</b></p><p>year 5, CE 221/2</p><p>tetradrachm, 23.5 mm, 11.57 gm</p><p>Obv: draped bust right</p><p>Rev: head of Zeus Ammon right; L-E</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3025.5, R3; Geissen 2376; Dattari 4186</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lucillapudicitiadenariusreshoot-rt-jpg.725889/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Lucilla</b></p><p>Empress CE 163-169, wife of Lucius Verus</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.25 gm</p><p>Obv: LVCILLA AVGVSTA; draped bust right</p><p>Rev: PVDICITIA; Pudicitia, veiled, standing left, with right hand preparing to draw a veil across her face (or had she just drawn the veil off her face?), left hand at side</p><p>Ref: RIC III 780[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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