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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 5194966, member: 36818&quot;]Some Severan women are feasible because there are a limited number of reverse types. Especially Julia Paula and Aquilia Severa. But for Julia Maesa, there are very obscure Eastern types that would be extremely difficult to acquire even for collectors with a large budget, because an example might never appear on the market in their lifetimes. Here&#039;s one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1214409[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Julia Maesa</b>. AR denarius, Eastern, 218–20 CE; 19mm, 2.80g, 1h. BMCRE p. 578 ✝︎ (Venus standing l., holding child, shield set on base), Eauze 399, RIC 275 note var (shield set on base)., RSC 52b var (same as previous). Obv: IVLIA • – MAESA AVG; draped bust right. Rx: VENVS – VICTRIX; Venus standing front, head l., with outstretched r. arm holding a statuette of Victory in r. hand, and holding transverse spear in l. hand, leaning l. elbow on shield set on helmet.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is perhaps the third known example, the other two in the Stirling (1933) and Eauze (1985) hoards.</p><p><br /></p><p>So it becomes a problem of definition. How does the collector define &quot;complete&quot;? A complete set of Julia Maesa denarii from the Rome mint only can be acquired fairly easily if it&#039;s just a matter of filling holes. Or as [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] suggested, disabuse oneself of the notion that a set needs to be objectively &quot;complete&quot;, and buy what you like.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the greatest things about collecting ancient coins is that it&#039;s possible to own something truly special, such as the third known example of a coin type, for only a few hundred dollars. By contrast, one of five known examples of the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel (although there&#039;s possibly a sixth) sold in August 2018 for &quot;only&quot; $4,560,000.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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