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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2312986, member: 19463&quot;]There is just so much wrong here.&nbsp; I assume the above was meant to refer to Julia Maesa who was sister of Domna and Grandmother of both Elagabalus and Severus Alexander.&nbsp; Maesa had no son that made history at least so we might insert grandson.&nbsp; We really do not know just how strong was the influence of these women on their male children/grandchildren but I tend tobelieve that this is one area not poorly depicted in <b>Game of Thrones</b> where we see strong women and stupid boys with titles.&nbsp; The problem is that the stupid boy gets older and takes his place as king without being ready.&nbsp; That make us suspect Maesa of being implicit in changing grandsons in the purple since she was equipped with a spare.&nbsp; I really do not know what influence Soemias or Mamaea had in the matter but do suspect that Mamaea was smart enough not to cross Maesa while she lived.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Considering that Maesa&#039;s first coins were issued when she was a grandmother, I have to agree.&nbsp;&nbsp; Assuming she was born in 165 and a young grandmother of a young teen emperor, she would have been 43 or more here.&nbsp; She died in 226 or only age 51 so the span of her portraits is not terribly great.&nbsp; There are a lot of differences in hers like there are for Domna but timely accuracy is hardly expected.&nbsp; We know little for certain.&nbsp; Was Maesa&#039;s death hastened by Mamaea?</p><p><br /></p><p>Opinion: A coin to seek is the antoninianus of Maesa.&nbsp; Caracalla introduced the denomination but shortly into the reign of Elagabalus, they were discontinued so there are none again until 238 (Balbinus and Pupienus).&nbsp; Those of Elagabalus are not rare but we have to wonder why the change was made and whose idea it was.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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