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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2433619, member: 19463&quot;]The Post Office blessed me today&nbsp; with my newest coin - 8 days from Europe including a Holiday here that prevented delivery yesterday.&nbsp; As is too often the case, I bought it copying someone here on CT.&nbsp; That can get expensive depending on who you are copying.&nbsp; I did not have a coin of Julia Paula, first wife of Elagabalus, but I could live with that.&nbsp; I bought this coin because I liked the artwork on the portrait - particularly the row of banana shaped curls on her forehead.&nbsp; I could have paid more and got a higher grade coin with a more ordinary portrait but this was the girl who spoke to me.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]505948[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 222 lists the type from Rome mint but notes that it also is found from Antioch.&nbsp; Researching the VENVS GENETRIX denarii online only&nbsp;&nbsp; turned up one credited to Antioch (I agreed with that call) but most sellers just parrot Rome without really addressing the matter.&nbsp; I can&#039;t say I was very impressed by RIC authors handling the question with a footnote.&nbsp; I would really like to see other Paula denarii that you believe are Eastern.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several other late Severan Eastern denarii of the&nbsp; more common people.&nbsp; They vary a lot in style and fabric making me less than certain that all are from the same mint.&nbsp; That is why I prefer to say &#039;Eastern&#039; rather than Antioch.&nbsp; I am far from a student of Elagabalus but just see a flavor here that makes me think this might be different.&nbsp; Those who feel learned in this question are asked to comment.&nbsp; Those who have access to images of coins claiming to be Antioch Paula or which match this style are asked to post links.&nbsp; Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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