Roman Imperial Women

I'm excited, I've been collecting Roman Imperial Coinage for about 3 or 4 mos now. I'd focused mostly on various Emperors. But this week I passed a milestone of sorts.
I purchased my first coin with a woman on it, what's more; I got it from a fellow CoinTalk Forum member. Thanks Mat! Hopefully the first of many.

I'd ask any interested CoinTalkers to post some of their favorite ancient Roman coins depicting the imperial women in this thread. Thanks!

Here's my first:

Julia Maesa; 222-235 AD Sister of Julia Domna and grandmother of the boy emperors Elagabalus (218-222AD) and Severus Alexander (222-235 AD).
AR Denarius; 18mm/3g Rome Mint
OBV: IULIA MAESA AVG; Draped bust right
REV: PVDICITIA; Pudicitia, seated left, drapery at neck in right, scepter in left
(RIC IV 268)

 

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My favorite women :hail:

Galeria Valeria AE Follis 311 AD. Alexandria mint.
Obv.: GAL VALERIA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Galeria Valeria.
Rev.: VENERI VICTRICI - Venus holding apple and raising drapery over shoulder. [crescent]/K in l. field, Γ/P in r..
RIC 128A

 

Glad you like it.



Lovely Orbiana.

 

This is probably my favorite women of Rome coin:

Julia Domna AR Denarius
OBV: IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right
REV: VENERI VICTR, Venus standing right, naked to waist, leaning on column to left, holding palm and apple
Struck at Rome, 194 AD
RIC 536

 

Man, my collection is such a sausage-fest.

ASIA MINOR, Uncertain
PB Tessera (9mm, 0.76 g)
Cornucopia or phallus(?)
Blank
Gülbay & Kireç -​

 

That is clearly an ancient dong my friend.

 

lol

 

I've been waiting for the opportunity to get one of these:
http://numismatics.org/collection/1967.160.13

 

Lol, wow thats crazy.

How rare is that sucker?

 

At the time of writing in 1903, Rostovtev knew of one specimen in the Kestner museum. This would presumably be the second one. So only slightly rarer than the usual lead tessera.

 

Very cool.

 

Great coins all.


Diva Faustina Senior Æ Sestertius. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right / AVGVSTA S-C, Pietas standing left, sacrificing from raised hand over flaming altar at feet left, & holding box of incense. RIC III 1127, Cohen 125


Otacilia Severa, Augusta February or March 244 - September or October 249 A.D.

Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 9158, RIC IV 130, RSC IV 43, Choice gVF, 4.523g, 23.0mm, 180o, Rome mint, 247 A.D.; obverse OTACIL SEVERA AVG, draped bust right set on crescent; reverse PIETAS AVGVSTAE, Pietas, veiled, standing left, extending right, box of incense in left;

 

Here are my two favorite women coins from my collection:

Aelia Eudoxia




Julia Domna

 

I purchased this SALONINA last week from another forum member and it arrived in yesterday's mail:

SALONINA AR Antoninianus
OBV: SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, resting on crescent
REV: DEAE SEGETIAE, statue of Segetiae or Ceres, nimbate, standing facing in four-columned temple, both hands raised
Struck at Lyons, 258 AD
3.1g, 22mm
RIC 5

 

Antonia, Plautilla, Severina, Fausta, Helena

 

Here's my latest catch : Domitia cistophorus...