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<p>[QUOTE="Brian Bucklan, post: 7714664, member: 76544"]This appears to be a provincial of Julia Mamaea from Marcianopolis. Problem is that I don't believe that this city ever issued a coin with Mamaea alone, only confronted bust types of her and Severus Alexander. Take a look:</p><p><br /></p><p><u>J</u>ulia Mamaea (282-284 AD) Ae : Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior : Tiberius Julius Festus, magistrate (22mm, 9.0gms)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG; Bust right</p><p>Rev: VΠ TIB IOVΛ ΦHCTOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN; Eagle standing right, head left, with wreath in beak</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1323043[/ATTACH] </p><p>Quite a colorful coin (and tough to photograph) which to me is clearly the named magistrate common on identical reverse coins of Severus Alexander with Mamaea. What do you think? Don't have the confronted bust type with this reverse so if you have it please post a pic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brian Bucklan, post: 7714664, member: 76544"]This appears to be a provincial of Julia Mamaea from Marcianopolis. Problem is that I don't believe that this city ever issued a coin with Mamaea alone, only confronted bust types of her and Severus Alexander. Take a look: [U]J[/U]ulia Mamaea (282-284 AD) Ae : Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior : Tiberius Julius Festus, magistrate (22mm, 9.0gms) Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG; Bust right Rev: VΠ TIB IOVΛ ΦHCTOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN; Eagle standing right, head left, with wreath in beak [ATTACH=full]1323043[/ATTACH] Quite a colorful coin (and tough to photograph) which to me is clearly the named magistrate common on identical reverse coins of Severus Alexander with Mamaea. What do you think? Don't have the confronted bust type with this reverse so if you have it please post a pic.[/QUOTE]
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