Roman Imperial Women

ooops, I accidentally threw-in a dude ...

please neglect this guy, okay? (my bad) ... sorry, fella!!

 

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Ooops, I just realized that this thread is "Roman Imperial Women" ... my bad, again (please forgive my sins)

 

Not only are your sins forgiven, but I think you've actually added to the thread by opening it up. Here's a Roman Republic with that classic of all Roman women. Calling all portraits of Roma!

Thankyou Stevex6.

 

Here's my VRBS ROMA...




And Theodora...



And Helena (rough surfaces but decent detail)...

 

Forgot about Julia Mamaea, a cast coin from Bostra...

 

Beautiful VRBS ROMA JA! I can't recall seeing a more centered example.

 

That's one of my prized possessions, and it didn't come cheap. I think it could stand a little conservation - cleaning up the green deposits and the dirt in the field to the right of Roma, but I don't want to touch it until I've had enough practice with less valuable pieces.

 

As long as Jerry opened the door to non-Roman empresses, there is a fascinating aspect to later Nabataean coinage, in that queens are very prominent. The coins of Aretas IV, Malichus II, and Rabbel II exhibit frequent and consistent references to the queens. The most common type among these rulers is the jugate portrait of the king and queen. Below are examples of Aretas IV and Rabbel II...





Even when queens are not portrayed on these rulers' coins, they are almost always mentioned by monograms. This seemingly high level of importance has led some writers to conjecture that women enjoyed a much more egalitarian role in Nabataean society, but I find that conclusion dubious. It's entirely possible to have prominent female rulers in a patriarchal society, as evidenced by several examples in British history.

 

I picked an Orbiana AE as today ;-)
Scarcer coin of Severus Alexander's wife...