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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3520454, member: 31620&quot;]I set myself a goal of only buying coins within my focus areas. I regularly fail in this goal and am too easily distracted by things I see along the way. This coin falls into this category.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really don&#039;t chase after coins of empresses and haven&#039;t deliberately bought a Maesa since 2002. I have obtained a few in mixed lots and put them one side. I saw this one however and before I had even thought about it I had bought it. I think it was the portrait that grabbed my attention. There are two Pietas types that occur, one holding box of incense and the other with both hands raised. The Wildwinds example of RIC 266 (both hands raised) is wrongly attributed as are a few RIC 266s currently for sale on VCoins. </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Julia Maesa denarius</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IVLIA MAESA AVG Draped bust of Julia Maesa to right, her hair bound in a bun at the back</p><p>Rev:– PIETAS AVG Pietas standing facing, her head turned to left, raising both hands in prayer; at her feet to left, altar</p><p>Minted in Rome. A.D. 218-220</p><p>Reference– Cohen 34a. RIC 266</p><p><br /></p><p>3.88g, 20.04mm, 180o </p><p><br /></p><p>Dark (nearly completely black) toning.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_076e_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Share anything that distracted you from your main collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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