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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2544941, member: 56859&quot;]Very nice, Alegandalf!&nbsp; I like the Antonia best but they&#039;re all good.</p><p><br /></p><p>I should collect more ancient women, since I am <strike>an ancient</strike> a middle-aged woman <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a smattering of Severan shes from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>The matriarch:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domnafecunditasreshoot-rt-jpg.533804/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Julia Domna</b></p><p>AR denarius, 19.5mm, 3.17 gm, 6h. Rome mint</p><p>Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 207-211</p><p>Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; draped bust right</p><p>Rev: Fecunditas or Tellus (Earth) reclining left under tree, resting arm on basket of fruit and placing hand on celestial orb; standing before her are four children representing the Four Seasons</p><p>Ref: RIC IV 549 (Septimius Severus); RSC 35</p><p>ex R.H. Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>Sister of Julia Domna, mother of Julia Mamaea and Julia Soaemias, grandmother of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maesatyreae-rt-jpg.499974/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa, Augusta</b></p><p>CE 218-224/5</p><p>AE 27, 12.71g (11h)</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>Rev: TVRIORVM Dido (?) standing left on deck of galley sailing right, extending right hand and holding cornucopia in left; to left, helmsman bending left over rudder (?); to right, sailor extending right hand and holding curved staff in left; stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, [two murex shells] in exergue</p><p>Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408</p><p><br /></p><p>Daughter of Julia Maesa and mother of Severus Alexander:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_d9092807a3ba4dcea7963e71a61c6e7b.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffit%25252Fw_1644%25252Ch_1028%25252Cq_90%25252Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%25252Fae43f8_d9092807a3ba4dcea7963e71a61c6e7b.jpg%2526hash%253De512f83629157c1ae955ec50aa681ca1%26hash%3D22eeae0b617754351af6dd304aa83da7&amp;hash=66fe7ba720e20a5bd1f47e4d0896c189" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea</b></p><p>year 13, CE 233/4</p><p>tetradrachm, 24 mm, 14.36 gm</p><p>Obv: IOVMAMAIACEBMHTECEKCTPA; Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>Rev: Serapis enthroned left, holding scepter, extending his right hand toward Cerberus seated at his feet; on throneback, Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm frond; L IΓ (date) to left, palm frond to right</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3226.13 (R4); Köln 2540; Dattari (Savio) 4517; K&amp;G 64.119[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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