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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7480456, member: 85693&quot;]I appreciate how you share your disappointments, [USER=75143]@hotwheelsearl[/USER]&nbsp;&nbsp; I buy lots of lots on eBay and my &quot;strategy&quot; (if I can call it that) is to make sure there is at least one coin in the batch that I will definitely like.&nbsp; Whenever I buy a batch without at least one I like, I usually end up regretting the purchase, or at least feeling <i>meh</i> about it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie65" alt=":meh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I think from your lot that Julia Domna mystery coin should make you happy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> These &quot;unofficial&quot; and muled issues are interesting, and if you do some digging, you might find some more information on it.&nbsp; Furthermore, your example is rather attractive for these; from what I&#039;ve seen, these can be pretty ugly.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Curtis Clay has already remarked on your coin.&nbsp; I cannot add anything, but here are two Domna odd-jobs that I have, with what little I know about them:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294476[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Julia Domna&nbsp; &nbsp; Æ (?) Denarius</b></p><p><b>(c. 196-211 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Unknown / Unofficial Mint</b></p><p>IVLIA D AVGVSTA draped bust right / FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing right, holding</p><p>corn-ears and basket of fruit. </p><p>RIC IV -; BMCRE -; RSC III -</p><p>(Unofficial issue; see notes)</p><p>(2.46 grams / 16 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This coin combines the obverse of a Julia Domna denarius with reverse of a Caracalla denarius. The style is not official. It is an ancient counterfeit. The core is</p><p>probably base metal.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com" rel="nofollow">www.forumancientcoins.com</a></p><p><b>Note: </b> Per OCRE, there are eight FIDES PVBLICA types for Caracalla:&nbsp; RIC 8, 19, 24Aa, 24Ab, 24a, 24b, 330A and 334.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294477[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Julia Domna&nbsp; &nbsp; Æ (?) Denarius</b></p><p><b>(c. 196-211 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Unknown Mint</b></p><p>IVLIA AVGVSTA bust right / IMP[ERII FELI]CITAS, standing female facing, head right, holding grain or thunderbolt (?) in left hand, column or altar to right (?)</p><p>Unattributed &quot;Limes&quot; or barbaric imitation - see back of flip.</p><p>(3.36 grams / 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;...reverse type is IMPERII FELICITAS. It clearly begins IMPER and ends in CITAS.</p><p>However, the goddess here clearly holds a branch, whereas Felicitas holds a caduceus on the only Severan issue with this reverse type, a denarius of Caracalla, RIC 9 (Rome), RIC 331 (Eastern mint).&nbsp; That type depicts Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and child on left arm.&quot; ([USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER]&nbsp; Coin Talk)</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julia-domna-a-very-ugly-denarius-id-help-please.331780/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julia-domna-a-very-ugly-denarius-id-help-please.331780/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julia-domna-a-very-ugly-denarius-id-help-please.331780/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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