One of my more recent purchases. Some may have seen this before on the last Triskeles auction. Especially the seller which I believe to be a CT member. Augusta Traiana, Thrace 193-217 AD. AE 24.7 / 8.4g o: IOVLIA ΔOMNA CEB, draped bust right r: AVGOYCTHC TRAIANHC, Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver, hound running right at her side. Varbanov 1043 A little bit about Augusta Traiana. Founded by Emperor Marcus Ulpius Traianus around 106 AD. This city had so many names in the past which shows its history. The current name it has now is Stara Zagora. It became the first Bulgarian state, Vereya in 812 AD. I have a strange interest in unique/ odd name or places. Its also the first coin I have with a dog on it, well I have a wolf coin but not an actual dog. Feel free to share anything you like.
Nice Domna @icerain! Cool city, got the dog, great coin... you snared a bevvy! I have a Domna to put out there: RI Julia Domna 193-195 CE AR Den Vesta Palladium
Love that reverse @icerain!!! Coincidentally, I just ordered a bronze assarion of Geta from that same city---it seems that they struck cool and unusual reverses!
Nice coin icerain! Here is another Domna from Thrace. Thrace, Callatis. Julia Domna AE18. Eros Obv: IOVLIA DOMNA CEBACTH / draped bust right. Rev: KALLATIANWN / Eros standing r. with legs crossed, l. hand on a torch placed downwards, raising r. hand. Varbanov 303.
I have this one, well pics of it, as it belongs to a friend. I am unsure of the city though. This would be Julia with Venus on the rear.
I have three Domnas from Thrace, all of which saw extensive circulation and are pretty worn. Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman provincial Æ; 22.3 mm, 5.97 g Thrace, Pautalia, AD 193-211 Obv: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑ, bare-headed and draped bust, right Rev: ΠΑΥΤΑΛΙΩΤΩΝ, Nemesis standing left, holding scales and short staff and corner of robe, wheel at feet, left. Refs: Ruzicka 482; Moushmov 4222 Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman provincial Æ; 29.5 mm, 14.48 g Thrace, Pautalia, AD 193-211 Obv: ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑ, bare-headed and draped bust, right Rev: ΟVΛΠΙΑC ΠΑVΤΑΛΙΑC, Tyche with kalathos standing left with rudder on globe and cornucopiae. Refs: Ruzicka 457; Moushmov 4230 Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman provincial Æ; 24.4 mm, 8.59 g Thrace, Philippopolis, AD 193-211 Obv: ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑ, bare-headed and draped bust, right Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Homonoia standing left in front of burning altar, holding patera and conrnucopiae. Refs: Varbanov 1385
This is a nice coin and unusual in that it is Rome mint and has drapes hanging down on both sides of Venus. Either left or right is much more common than both from Rome while both is more usual from the branch mints. I have a page. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac41ven.html http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/6julia.jpg
