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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3242652, member: 80783&quot;]After selling my first Orbiana, I suffered from the vacancy in my Sestertius collection. So here is the replacement:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]849099[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Orbiana right</p><p>CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM S C - Concordia enthroned left, holding patera in right and double cornucopiae in left arm</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 225 a.d.</p><p>31 mm / 20 gr</p><p>RIC 657, BMCRE 299, Cohen 6, Banti 1 (82 specimens)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]849100[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It must have seemed like a fairytale come true for sixteen year old Orbiana when she was the one to marry the most wanted bachelor in the world, the young emperor Severus Alexander, on August 28, 225.</p><p>Alas, just a couple of years later she was banished to Libya by her evil mother in law, Julia Mamaea, who was jealous of her youth, beauty, and influence over her son.</p><p>The control forced upon Alexander by his mother proved to be the undoing for both of them ten years later.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was my first Orbiana. I think it did not do justice to the fact that Orbiana was known as one of the most handsome women on the imperial throne (also I didn´t like the dark patina...):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]849107[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Sestertius of her husband Severus Alexander:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]849106[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the evil stepmother:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]849108[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Let´s see your Orbianas <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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