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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2937595, member: 75937&quot;]A new purchase and an old one. I now have denarii with both VESTA reverse types of Julia Mamaea -- one where the goddess holds a Palladium, the other where she holds a patera.</p><p><br /></p><p>The old one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]714736[/ATTACH] </p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235</p><p>Roman AR denarius; 2.95 g, 20.0 mm, 6 h</p><p>Rome mint, 6th emission, AD 226</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding Palladium and scepter</p><p>Refs: RIC 360; BMCRE 381; Cohen 81; RCV 8217; CRE 512.</p><p><br /></p><p>The new one. I like her Mona Lisa-esque smile:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]714737[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235</p><p>Roman AR denarius; 3.15 g, 18.5 mm</p><p>Rome mint, 7th emission, AD 227</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding patera and transverse scepter</p><p>Refs: RIC 362; BMCRE 440; Cohen 85; RCV 8218; CRE 513.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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