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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2278971, member: 19463&quot;]Of all the Emesa types the Moneta ones seem to offer the most variations.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a MONEI but I do have a MONE .&nbsp; .&nbsp; AVG. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]455178[/ATTACH]</p><p>Why they replaced the T with a pair of space holder dots is beyond me.&nbsp; Standard coins read MONET AVG without repeating the A.&nbsp; There are earlier styles that used MONETAE AVG (with and without IICOS).&nbsp; Note they felt the need to stick in a dot before the E on one.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; The space was not s big that it required filling so I believe there was some code at work here.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]455179[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455180[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexandria spelled out the MONETA AVG but I don&#039;t have one for Septimius from Emesa.&nbsp; However, this Domna has it.&nbsp; Mint?&nbsp; The style sure looks Syrian to me.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]455182[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My last one is a coin I have had for a long time.&nbsp; I always liked the heavy browed eye on the portrait which attracted me to check confirming it is the same die as used with the MONEI coins.&nbsp; If anything the top of the T is heavier than most.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure this is not significant but looking at such things is part of the enjoyment I get out of this specialty.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]455195[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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