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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4563168, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Roman Empire: silver denarius of Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, struck ca. 196-202 AD, Laodicea mint</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1252972[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><b><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Obverse:</font></font></b><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"> IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right of </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Domna" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Domna" rel="nofollow"><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Julia Domna</font></font></a><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"> right.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Reverse: </b>CONCORDIA, </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_(mythology)" rel="nofollow"><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Concordia</font></font></a><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">, seated left, holding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patera" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patera" rel="nofollow">patera</a> and double <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopia" rel="nofollow">cornucopiae</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septimius_Severus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septimius_Severus" rel="nofollow">Septimius Severus</a>, Roman emperor (193-211 AD)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Silver, 3.04 g. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laodicea_on_the_Lycus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laodicea_on_the_Lycus" rel="nofollow">Laodicea</a> mint ca. 196-202.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-004/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-004/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">NGC XF</a>; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, "lt. scratches". Cert. #5770260-004. Purchased raw.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s6577.html#RIC_0637" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s6577.html#RIC_0637" rel="nofollow">RIC 637, RSC 21, BMC 593</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance: </b>ex-Künker am Dom, Germany, via MA-Shops, 19 May 2020.<a href="http://xn--knker%20am%20dom-jzb/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://xn--knker%20am%20dom-jzb/" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>Julia Domna was the wife of one Roman emperor, Septimius Severus, and the mother of two more: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracalla" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracalla" rel="nofollow">Caracalla</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geta_(emperor)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geta_(emperor)" rel="nofollow">Geta</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>It was that grey <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Toned" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Toned" rel="nofollow">toning</a> that did it for me, though perhaps not everyone might find that appealing. Personally, I think it is quite handsome, though in the matter of <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Doug%20Smith%20Style" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Doug%20Smith%20Style" rel="nofollow">style</a>, the face of Concordia on the reverse does have a rather space-alien-like appearance. It seems the Roman die engravers of this period were not always as skilled as their Greek predecessors.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252972[/ATTACH] </p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1190697[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1190698[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1190699[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1190701[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1190702[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1190714[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1190715[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">014514S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4563168, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Roman Empire: silver denarius of Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, struck ca. 196-202 AD, Laodicea mint[/B] [ATTACH=full]1252972[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/FONT] [B][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Obverse:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia] IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right of [/FONT][/SIZE][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Domna'][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Julia Domna[/FONT][/SIZE][/URL][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia] right. [B]Reverse: [/B]CONCORDIA, [/FONT][/SIZE][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_(mythology)'][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Concordia[/FONT][/SIZE][/URL][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia], seated left, holding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patera']patera[/URL] and double [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopia']cornucopiae[/URL].[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Issuer: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septimius_Severus']Septimius Severus[/URL], Roman emperor (193-211 AD) [B]Specifications:[/B] Silver, 3.04 g. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laodicea_on_the_Lycus']Laodicea[/URL] mint ca. 196-202. [B]Grade: [/B][URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-004/NGCAncients/']NGC XF[/URL]; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, "lt. scratches". Cert. #5770260-004. Purchased raw. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s6577.html#RIC_0637']RIC 637, RSC 21, BMC 593[/URL]. [B]Provenance: [/B]ex-Künker am Dom, Germany, via MA-Shops, 19 May 2020.[URL='http://xn--knker%20am%20dom-jzb/']*[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B]Julia Domna was the wife of one Roman emperor, Septimius Severus, and the mother of two more: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracalla']Caracalla[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geta_(emperor)']Geta[/URL]. [B]Comments: [/B]It was that grey [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Toned']toning[/URL] that did it for me, though perhaps not everyone might find that appealing. Personally, I think it is quite handsome, though in the matter of [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Doug%20Smith%20Style']style[/URL], the face of Concordia on the reverse does have a rather space-alien-like appearance. It seems the Roman die engravers of this period were not always as skilled as their Greek predecessors.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1252972[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][ATTACH=full]1190697[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1190698[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1190699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1190701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1190702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1190714[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1190715[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]014514S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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