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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2470321, member: 19463&quot;]It is not really fair to compare Eastern and Roman mint output.&nbsp; Domna has a huge variation of portraits and they do not follow age.&nbsp; Some mid period coins look younger and prettier than some early ones.&nbsp; Certainly there is room for opinion.&nbsp; I selected #3 but have a few of my own that I like, too.&nbsp; My favorite is the worn Venus reverse sestertius.&nbsp; I would love a high grade coin of that die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Early-mid Eastern </p><p>[ATTACH=full]519482[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Typical nice Laodicea</p><p>[ATTACH=full]519483[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Early Rome</p><p>[ATTACH=full]519484[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Unusually round</p><p>[ATTACH=full]519485[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Style looks a bit Roman but it has the shoulder loop for Laodicea.&nbsp; What do you think?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]519486[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>193 Rome sestertius - my favorite die</p><p>[ATTACH=full]519487[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>as old lady after death of Septimius on a dupondius - my best older portrait die</p><p>[ATTACH=full]519488[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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