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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4871473, member: 19463"]Honest answer:</p><p>My current favorite denarius is the Alexandria mint coin with Venus from the rear which would be dismissed as an error by some since everyone knows that he-men like Septimius never put out coins with girly types. Alexandria and the other Eastern mints never quite figured out that they were supposed to follow the rules so we get coins like this. That my be incorrect since this coin uses an early period style portrait. Perhaps they got a 'cut it out' note from Rome telling them that Venus was not on the approved list. How are we to know? It is one of my coins that I am currently searching for other specimens. I do not claim it is unique; I just have not seen others. Make my day; break my bubble.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176395[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin came from the Kelly collection (lot 1162) sold by Spink in December 1997. I'm glad Mr. Kelly was willing to add a 'hybrid' to his collection of Eastern coins. Had he not, I would not have it today. I really do ask any of you that see another to tell me of it. One of my sub-hobbies is finding coins I hoped were 'unique' and turning them into 'just scarce'.</p><p><br /></p><p>A runner up is the 'regular' version for Domna. These are known with three different reverse spellings but the ones I have seen for her do not share the die with my Septimius. As a regular matter, Alexandria did not use the same dies for coins of the pair. "Emesa" did. There is something to be learned from this but I am less than clear what it is. That is why these coins are 'My Favorite Coins'. Every answer found spawns a handful of new questions making us aware just how far we are from knowing what there is to know.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176400[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4871473, member: 19463"]Honest answer: My current favorite denarius is the Alexandria mint coin with Venus from the rear which would be dismissed as an error by some since everyone knows that he-men like Septimius never put out coins with girly types. Alexandria and the other Eastern mints never quite figured out that they were supposed to follow the rules so we get coins like this. That my be incorrect since this coin uses an early period style portrait. Perhaps they got a 'cut it out' note from Rome telling them that Venus was not on the approved list. How are we to know? It is one of my coins that I am currently searching for other specimens. I do not claim it is unique; I just have not seen others. Make my day; break my bubble. [ATTACH=full]1176395[/ATTACH] This coin came from the Kelly collection (lot 1162) sold by Spink in December 1997. I'm glad Mr. Kelly was willing to add a 'hybrid' to his collection of Eastern coins. Had he not, I would not have it today. I really do ask any of you that see another to tell me of it. One of my sub-hobbies is finding coins I hoped were 'unique' and turning them into 'just scarce'. A runner up is the 'regular' version for Domna. These are known with three different reverse spellings but the ones I have seen for her do not share the die with my Septimius. As a regular matter, Alexandria did not use the same dies for coins of the pair. "Emesa" did. There is something to be learned from this but I am less than clear what it is. That is why these coins are 'My Favorite Coins'. Every answer found spawns a handful of new questions making us aware just how far we are from knowing what there is to know. [ATTACH=full]1176400[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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