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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 8184697, member: 57495&quot;]Wow, that&#039;s a fine lot of booty you&#039;ve managed to amass, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]!&nbsp; I would be lying if I said I&#039;m not feeling some posterior envy. I have just one Domna Venus at the moment, which is sadly a little lacking in the dorsal department.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431541[/ATTACH]<b>JULIA DOMNA</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 2.84g, 17.3mm. Rome mint, circa AD 193-196. RIC IV 536. O: IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right. R: VENERI VICTR, Venus standing right, seen from behind, resting elbow on column and holding palm frond and apple.</p><p><i>Ex Estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Three Graces on the below coin, but only one has her derrière viewer facing, and that one censored by a centration dimple.&nbsp; I&#039;m just totally failing at this theme...&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1431542[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>COMMODUS</b></p><p>AE25. 7.69g, 25mm. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. H&amp;J 6.10.26.4 (<i>this coin illustrated</i>); RPC IV online 4319; AMNG I 540; Varbanov 702 corr. (direction of heads). O: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟС, Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛƐΙΤΩΝ, the Three Graces standing facing, heads left, right, and right, respectively: the left holds oinochoe over dolphin, the center drapes arms over others, and the right holds wreath over oinochoe.</p><p><i>Ex Dr. George Spradling Collection; ex Alexandre de Barros Collection (CNG E143, 12 July 2006, lot 115); ex CNG 47 (16 Sep 1998) lot 833</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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