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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Topcat7, post: 2578912, member: 73372&quot;]I recently &#039;tripped&#039; over this coin, and I decided to add it to my collection, not because it is a &#039;great&#039; coin, (because it isn&#039;t), but because before I saw it, I had never consciously been aware of her.</p><p>Orbiana, (briefly) the wife of Severus Alexander.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000b3">Orbiana was born to influential Roman Senator Seius Sallustius in the early third century CE. In August 225, at about the age of 16 years, she wed Roman Emperor Severus Alexander in an arrangement organized by the emperor&#039;s mother, Julia Mamaea. After Orbiana was given the title of Augusta, Mamaea grew jealous, due to her desire for complete ownership of all feminine imperial titles, and the strong bond that developed between Orbiana and Severus. She treated Orbiana cruelly, forcing her to seek refuge with her father, Sallustius, who is believed to had been appointed as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_%28title%29" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_%28title%29" rel="nofollow">Caesar</a>. Sallustius consulted with the Praetorian Guard for protection of Orbiana, but the act was determined to be treasonous. In August 227, Sallustius was executed, and Orbiana was stripped of her title, divorced and exiled to the province of Libya in North Africa. Severus Alexander had the power to intervene, but chose not to. He and his mother later died during the usurpation by Maximinus Thrax in 235, ending the Severan dynasty.</span></i><span style="color: #000000">(Courtesy of Wikipedia)</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Denarius of &#039;<b>Orbiana</b>&#039; c. 225 A.D.</p><p>AR18 mm maximum diameter, 1.82 grams.</p><p>Obverse;&nbsp; <b>SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG</b>. Diademed, draped bust right.</p><p>Reverse;&nbsp; <b>CONCORDIA AVGG</b>. Concordia seated left on the throne, holding patera and double cornucopiae</p><p>References;&nbsp;&nbsp; RIC IV 319,&nbsp;&nbsp; RCV 8191. RSC 1</p><p>Prov. Ex Turner Collection, Ex-Denant UK, Rare Type.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]559446[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]559447[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]559448[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]559449[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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