Since today is Mothers Day, let's post some moms on coinage. Still grateful to have my mother, who is my best friend. Past 6 months had been rough due to Cancer. Salonina (254 - 268 A.D.) AR Antoninianus O: CORN SALONINA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent. R: VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding patera and scepter. 3.4g 23mm RIC V 39A ; RSC 137 Otacilia Severa, (244 - 249 A.D.) AR Antoninianus O: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, resting on a crescent. R: IVNO CONSERVAT, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter. Rome, 246 - 248 A.D. 24mm 5.1g RIC 127; RSC 20 Lucilla Julia Soaemias (218-222 A.D.) AR Denarius O: IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG Draped bust right. R: VENVS CAELESTIS Venus diademed seated left on throne, apple in right, scepter in left, child at her feet. SRCV 7720 RIC 243 RSC 14 3.6g 19.6mm Julia Mamaea (222 - 235 A.D.) AR Denarius O: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right. R:VENVS GENETRIX, Venus standing left, head left, holding scepter and apple; at feet to left, Cupid standing right with hands raised. Rome 3.6g 20mm RIC 355 (Severus Alexander), RSC 072
Julia Maesa (218 - 225 A.D.) AR Denarius O: IVLIA MAESA AVG, Draped bust right. R: FORTVNAE REDVCI Fecunditas standing left, raising hand over child and cornucopia. Rome 18.8m 3.1g RSC 14 Julia Domna (194 - 217 A.D.) AR Antoninianus O: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, Diademed and draped bust right, resting on crescent. R: VENVS GENETRIX, Venus seated left holding hand out, and scepter. Rome 4.5g 23mm RIC 388a, RSC 206a Herennia Etruscilla (249 - 253 A.D.) Æ Sestertius O: HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust right. R: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, hand raised to pull veil from face & holding scepter, SC in ex. Rome Mint 28mm 16.6g RIC IV 136b (Trajan Decius); Hunter 16; Cohen 22. FAUSTINA Sr. (138-141 AD) Silver Denarius DIVA FAVSTINA Draped bust right. AED DIV FAVSTINAE Hexastyle temple of diva faustina, containing seated statue of the deity, trellis-work fencing in foreground at foot of steps. RIC 343 17mm 3.2g Faustina Jr. (146 - 175 A.D.) AR Denarius O: DIVA FAUSTINA PIA, Draped bust right. R: CONSECRATIO Pietas standing left, sacrificing from patera over a lighted altar and holding a sceptre. Rome 3.2g 18.5mm RIC III 741 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 57-4/10' BMCRE 711 note; RSC 65
Well done Mat! I was just thinking of a thread such as you started! You NAILED it My Friend! I am very pleased that my Mother AND my Father are in decent health for their ages! Both have their "issues", but I am very proud how well they have cared for themselves... Roman Imperial Julia Domna 193-217 CE 16.75mm, 2.7g Obv: Draped bust to r Rev: VESTA, Vesta seated to l EX: Doug Smith collection Very dear to me...love this coin...
Happy Mother's Day to all CoinTalk moms Mother of Julia Mamaea and Julia Soaemias, grandmother of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa, Augusta CE 218-224/5 AE 27, 12.71g (11h) Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane 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 Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408 Mother of Severus Alexander: EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea year 13, CE 233/4 tetradrachm, 24 mm, 14.36 gm Obv: IOVMAMAIACEBMHTECEKCTPA; Draped bust right, wearing stephane 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 Ref: Emmett 3226.13 (R4); Köln 2540; Dattari (Savio) 4517; K&G 64.119
Just has to be this one.... Julia Domna (Augusta) Coin: Silver Denarius IVLIA AVGVSTA - Draped bust right. MATER AVGG - Cybele (Magna Mater), towered, draped, seated on a throne in a car drawn by four lions. She gestures with a branch extended in her right hand and rests her left arm on a drum, set on the throne. Mint: Rome (205 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.59g / 19mm / - References: Sear RCV (2002) 6592 RIC IV 562 BMCRE V p.163, 48.
Sadly, my Mom moved-on 8 years ago (she was 85) .... my 92 year old Dad is hanging-on and still living in the house he built 60 years ago (I never know whether I should phone him on occasions like this, or if I should not draw attention to the day?) ... phoning is probably always the best idea, eh? anyway ... awesome mother-coins so far, coin gang!! Here are 10 random examples from my collection ... Plautilla Crispina Faustina Jr. Faustina Sr. Galeria Valeria Julia Domna Julia Mamaea Magnia Urbica Orbiana (ooops => apparently "not" a Mom) Otacilla Severa
eh-heh-heh => sorry, but these three mothers were givin' me attitude, so I felt that I had to let them out for Mother's Day as well ... Severina Tranquillina Sabina (ooops => apparently "not" a Mom)
what? ... they lied to me!! Should I remove them from the thread? => ummm, maybe they couldn't have kids? ... or maybe they were gay? ... gawd, I certainly don't want to open-up a can of worms on Mother's Day!!
Interesting ... I just looked-up Sabina and read the blurb on her not having kids (man, I really need to read more than I currently read ... my wife is always reading, but lately other interests seem to keep me from sitting down and reading a good book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibia_Sabina Oh, and Orbiana ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbia_Orbiana Thanks for the history lesson, gang
Timely idea for a thread! I was going through stuff I haven't posted before to see if anything applied, and found this Renaissance Hungarian dinar, 1542, Ferdinand I, Madonna and Child reverse. I hadn't taken a close look at this coin before today, and I'm pleasantly surprised. It's astonishing how thin these coins got - this one is 16mm, 0.4g! Paper thin. It's also astonishing when you find an example where the obverse and reverse designs don't interfere with each other, due to the thinness of the flan.
