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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8293987, member: 75937"]This arrived in today's mail and I'm very happy with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466453[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Julia Domna, AD 193 - 217.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman orichalcum sestertius, 19.85 g, 28.5 mm, 6 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 193-196.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: IVLIA DO-MNA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: IVNO REGINA S C, Juno standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand; at feet, peacock standing left, head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.840" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.840" rel="nofollow">840</a>; BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-15667" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-15667" rel="nofollow">487</a>; Cohen 99; RCV 6626; Hill 151.</font></p><p><font size="3">Notes: Some light smoothing. Ex Roma E-Sale 85, lot 2012, 17 June 2021. From the Vitangelo collection.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>You'll note the coin has Julia Domna's earliest obverse legend, IVLIA DOMNA AVG. The coin is easily confused with a later issue (AD 196-209) bearing the IVLIA AVGVSTA legend, such as this example in the British Museum collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466454[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">RIC <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.856" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.856" rel="nofollow">856</a>; BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-15768" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-15768" rel="nofollow">769</a>.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The reverse iconography is standard for IVNO and this reverse design was used on earlier issues of Manlia Scantilla, such as this example in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466458[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus, Augusta, AD 193.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Æ Sestertius; 28.8 mm, 22.62 g, 12 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome mint, AD 193.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: MANLIA•SCAN-TILLA•AVG, draped bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: IVNO REGINA SC, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock at feet, standing left, head turned up.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.dj.18" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.dj.18" rel="nofollow">18a</a>; BMCRE 32-36; Cohen 6; RCV 6083; Woodward, <i>Didius</i>, dies 6/-; Banti 2.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The sestertii of Manlia Scantilla are rare, often selling for > $1000. Moreover, Julia Domna and Manlia Scantilla have the same hairstyle and their busts look very similar. This has led forgers to tool the IVNO REGINA S C sestertii of Julia Domna into "Manlia Scantilla" sestertii. [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-sestertius-of-manlia-scantilla-ivno-regina.388723/#post-8000184" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-sestertius-of-manlia-scantilla-ivno-regina.388723/#post-8000184">has noted</a> these particular Domna sestertii are "more scarce than [they] would be otherwise because it is easier to tool into a fake Manlia than most." Because of this, when buying a sestertius of Manlia Scantilla, it's important to make sure it's a die-match to the dies known to have been used in its production. Mine, for example, is an obverse die match to <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/265871515/The-coinage-of-Didius-Julianus-and-his-family-A-M-Woodward?irclickid=WiPR6RSOwzTnUDLxVD2j0wh7UkGVpTW5RSQ5080&irpid=10078&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=affiliate_pdm_acquisition_Skimbit%20Ltd.&sharedid=cointalk.com&irgwc=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.scribd.com/document/265871515/The-coinage-of-Didius-Julianus-and-his-family-A-M-Woodward?irclickid=WiPR6RSOwzTnUDLxVD2j0wh7UkGVpTW5RSQ5080&irpid=10078&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=affiliate_pdm_acquisition_Skimbit%20Ltd.&sharedid=cointalk.com&irgwc=1" rel="nofollow">Woodward</a> die 6. A die match to either the obverse or reverse is enough to rule out a tooled Domna.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Did you win anything in Frank's latest auction? Let's see it! Post your new coins from the auction, Julia Domna Juno coins, Manlia Scantillas, or anything you feel is relevant!</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8293987, member: 75937"]This arrived in today's mail and I'm very happy with it. [ATTACH=full]1466453[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Julia Domna, AD 193 - 217. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 19.85 g, 28.5 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 193-196. Obv: IVLIA DO-MNA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: IVNO REGINA S C, Juno standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand; at feet, peacock standing left, head right. Refs: RIC [URL='http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.840']840[/URL]; BMCRE [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-15667']487[/URL]; Cohen 99; RCV 6626; Hill 151. Notes: Some light smoothing. Ex Roma E-Sale 85, lot 2012, 17 June 2021. From the Vitangelo collection.[/SIZE][/INDENT] You'll note the coin has Julia Domna's earliest obverse legend, IVLIA DOMNA AVG. The coin is easily confused with a later issue (AD 196-209) bearing the IVLIA AVGVSTA legend, such as this example in the British Museum collection. [ATTACH=full]1466454[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]RIC [URL='http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.856']856[/URL]; BMCRE [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-15768']769[/URL].[/SIZE][/INDENT] The reverse iconography is standard for IVNO and this reverse design was used on earlier issues of Manlia Scantilla, such as this example in my collection. [ATTACH=full]1466458[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=3]Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus, Augusta, AD 193. Roman Æ Sestertius; 28.8 mm, 22.62 g, 12 h. Rome mint, AD 193. Obv: MANLIA•SCAN-TILLA•AVG, draped bust right. Rev: IVNO REGINA SC, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock at feet, standing left, head turned up. Refs: RIC [URL='http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.dj.18']18a[/URL]; BMCRE 32-36; Cohen 6; RCV 6083; Woodward, [I]Didius[/I], dies 6/-; Banti 2.[/SIZE][/INDENT] The sestertii of Manlia Scantilla are rare, often selling for > $1000. Moreover, Julia Domna and Manlia Scantilla have the same hairstyle and their busts look very similar. This has led forgers to tool the IVNO REGINA S C sestertii of Julia Domna into "Manlia Scantilla" sestertii. [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-sestertius-of-manlia-scantilla-ivno-regina.388723/#post-8000184']has noted[/URL] these particular Domna sestertii are "more scarce than [they] would be otherwise because it is easier to tool into a fake Manlia than most." Because of this, when buying a sestertius of Manlia Scantilla, it's important to make sure it's a die-match to the dies known to have been used in its production. Mine, for example, is an obverse die match to [URL='https://www.scribd.com/document/265871515/The-coinage-of-Didius-Julianus-and-his-family-A-M-Woodward?irclickid=WiPR6RSOwzTnUDLxVD2j0wh7UkGVpTW5RSQ5080&irpid=10078&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=affiliate_pdm_acquisition_Skimbit%20Ltd.&sharedid=cointalk.com&irgwc=1']Woodward[/URL] die 6. A die match to either the obverse or reverse is enough to rule out a tooled Domna. [I]Did you win anything in Frank's latest auction? Let's see it! Post your new coins from the auction, Julia Domna Juno coins, Manlia Scantillas, or anything you feel is relevant![/I][/QUOTE]
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