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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 4611212, member: 74834&quot;]I&#039;m sure many of you know this type of envelope.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142017[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142018[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It arrived last Friday after being 85 days in the post between Albany, NY and Europe. It contained almost a dozen mainly Roman coins from the April 8, Bargain Sale of Frank Robinson. I was despairing for a long time that it would come - but finally it did. And on the same day an American customer emailed that our parcel to him (containing a famous old actor&#039;s self portrait) had arrived at his place after 81 days in the post from Europe to a small town in Ohio.</p><p><br /></p><p>So there is hope after all. In the parcel was this mediocre condition Julia Domna sestertius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142020[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Domna 193-217, sestertius. Obv. Bust to the right, hair with large bun. IVLIADO. Rev. Securitas standing l. with spear and shield. SECVR/SC. 29.5 mm, 17.39 gr.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to a former owner (nice to leave these old descriptions with the coins, FSR!), it might be barbarous - but why would a sestertius of Domna be imitated?</p><p><br /></p><p>There were two nicer Alexandria tetradrachms, one of Salonina and one of Aurelian / Vabalathus, and one of Commodus. One coin of Caracalla and Plautilla (Gabala), and one of Crispina. But also a nice Parthian chalkous of Arsakes XVI also known as Unknown King (II), 90-80 BC, an interesting Tarsus provincial, and a nice barbarous imitation of a Tetricus I antoninianus with an unusual reverse (a jug). All of these filled holes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some pictures:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142026[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>AE tetradrachm Salonina. Alexandria year 14 = 266/267. Obv. Bust r. Rev. Elpis t.l. holding flower.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142027[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142028[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Elpis, that&#039;s the Roman personification of Hope. Well: I have Hope.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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