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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3634942, member: 75937"]I don't know who owned this coin before me, but somewhere along the way it was purchased from Seaby's in 1962. This old collector's tag is interesting -- the collector used Cohen numbers (not RIC or BMCRE) as a reference and there are some markings and other numbers I don't understand. Does anyone recognize which collector might have written the tag? </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins with old tags, Julia Mamaea sestertii, or anything you feel is relevant! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975247[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]975248[/ATTACH] </p><p>Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 15.70 g, 27.4 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome mint, 6th officina, 13th emission, 1st phase, AD 231.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAMA-EA AVGVSTA, Bust of Julia Mamaea, draped and diademed, right.</p><p>Rev: IVNO AVGVSTAE, Juno seated left, holding flower in extended right hand and swaddled infant on left arm.</p><p>Refs: RIC 683; BMCRE 759-760; Cohen 33; RCV 8230; Banti 9; ERIC II 54.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3634942, member: 75937"]I don't know who owned this coin before me, but somewhere along the way it was purchased from Seaby's in 1962. This old collector's tag is interesting -- the collector used Cohen numbers (not RIC or BMCRE) as a reference and there are some markings and other numbers I don't understand. Does anyone recognize which collector might have written the tag? Post your coins with old tags, Julia Mamaea sestertii, or anything you feel is relevant! [ATTACH=full]975247[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]975248[/ATTACH] Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 15.70 g, 27.4 mm, 12 h. Rome mint, 6th officina, 13th emission, 1st phase, AD 231. Obv: IVLIA MAMA-EA AVGVSTA, Bust of Julia Mamaea, draped and diademed, right. Rev: IVNO AVGVSTAE, Juno seated left, holding flower in extended right hand and swaddled infant on left arm. Refs: RIC 683; BMCRE 759-760; Cohen 33; RCV 8230; Banti 9; ERIC II 54.[/QUOTE]
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