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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3277442, member: 19463&quot;]UNKNOWN</p><p>Grade</p><p>Fair? 30</p><p>Description</p><p>OBV: AVG MA ****C**O[EVCA* *= missing letters REV: AT X* A*E*N</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a provincial of Anchialus Thrace by Maximinus I.&nbsp; Start with that and see if you can find a match online.&nbsp; You did not give us a size/denomination but I suspect this is a one assarion coin perhaps about 17mm???&nbsp; Larger ones from the city usually had the ethnic Ulpian Anchialus like your Gordian and Tranquillina. </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, dealers would grade your coins much higher than you do.&nbsp; Most are very nice and, with a little work on the photography, would get a lot of rave reviews here.&nbsp; I recommend dropping grades anyway since there are so many very different looking coins that are called &#039;Fine&#039; that it&nbsp; tells us little about the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect the Julia Domna may be a Rome mint coin but the photo is especially terrible so I really am guessing here. Use manual exposure settings to make the shot darker. If the camera has no manual controls, try shooting it on a white background so the dak wood does not fool the camera into overexposure.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no Maximus II.&nbsp; Your coin is Maxim<b><u>in</u></b>us II.&nbsp;&nbsp; Every letter counts.&nbsp; It is a lovely coin.&nbsp; I am embarassed that more than one here complimented the coin without mentioning the ID.&nbsp; Your starter group has more correct ID, etc. that we usually see from beginner posts.&nbsp; I look forward to more posts from you as your collection grows but practice with the photography.&nbsp; Please![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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