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<p>[QUOTE="icerain, post: 2695260, member: 34514"]Earlier this year I kind of decided to try to narrow down my focus on collecting a bit. Rather than buying everything that catches my eye, which I still sort of do. I've been taking an interest in Julia Domna coins. And rather than creating one long running thread, I'm probably going to be making new threads for each coins. Hopefully that will be easier to read through, and find a certain coin if anyone wants.</p><p><br /></p><p>My latest one was spurred by [USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] I wanted it once I saw the reverse. Mine may not be as nice as some, but to me it is still a nice coin to add to my collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>A bit about the antoninianus for those that don't know, Also known as a double denarius. The antoninianus was created by Caracalla in early 215 which featured a radiant crown which showed its value. The antoninianus was also larger than a normal denarius. Over time it was debased until the antoninianus was purely bronze. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/92703a_44108e3914b04a27b079b09103b1777a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_874,h_437,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/92703a_44108e3914b04a27b079b09103b1777a~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>211-217 A.D. </p><p>AR23 , 4.9g</p><p>o: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG Draped bust right </p><p>r: Luna with crescent on head and cloak floating around head in biga left LVNA LCIFERA</p><p>RIC IV 379a var.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to share anything you like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, let me know which one is better. One long running thread or a separate one for each coin. I'm slowly organizing my coins online and physically.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="icerain, post: 2695260, member: 34514"]Earlier this year I kind of decided to try to narrow down my focus on collecting a bit. Rather than buying everything that catches my eye, which I still sort of do. I've been taking an interest in Julia Domna coins. And rather than creating one long running thread, I'm probably going to be making new threads for each coins. Hopefully that will be easier to read through, and find a certain coin if anyone wants. My latest one was spurred by [USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] I wanted it once I saw the reverse. Mine may not be as nice as some, but to me it is still a nice coin to add to my collection. A bit about the antoninianus for those that don't know, Also known as a double denarius. The antoninianus was created by Caracalla in early 215 which featured a radiant crown which showed its value. The antoninianus was also larger than a normal denarius. Over time it was debased until the antoninianus was purely bronze. [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/92703a_44108e3914b04a27b079b09103b1777a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_874,h_437,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/92703a_44108e3914b04a27b079b09103b1777a~mv2.jpg[/IMG] 211-217 A.D. AR23 , 4.9g o: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG Draped bust right r: Luna with crescent on head and cloak floating around head in biga left LVNA LCIFERA RIC IV 379a var. Feel free to share anything you like. Also, let me know which one is better. One long running thread or a separate one for each coin. I'm slowly organizing my coins online and physically.[/QUOTE]
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