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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 7619289, member: 99456"]An interesting coin [USER=119121]@MarcusAntonius[/USER], I am curious about use of "Sestertius", it does seem unusual for its condition and size, and rare. I would have identified it as a provincial AE 32 from Mysia, Parium. <b>C G I H ? </b>The "H" was added for Hadrian, to recognize his generosity to the city of Parium, with the "H" added it reads <b>C</b>olonia <b>G</b>emella <b>I</b>ulia <i><b>H</b>adriana</i> <b>PAR</b>iana. Gemella because Parium and Lampsacus were founded together as twin colonies (see CGIL <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/2270" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/2270" rel="nofollow">on this coin RPC I 2270</a>). Under Hadrian's rule, Parium saw heavy investments in construction.</p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of great she-wolf and twins coins in this thread, here is another rare provincial wolf and twins:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311242[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Thrace, Deultum, Julia Avita Mamaea</b>, AD 222-235 during the reign of Severus Alexander, with Julia and her mother as regents. Æ23</p><p><b>Obv:</b> IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p><b>Rev:</b> COL FL PAC DEV-LT, She-wolf standing right, suckling twins</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Jurukov 174 (same reverse die), Moushumov 3615, <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103693" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103693" rel="nofollow">CNG Featured Coin</a> (same dies), SNG Bobokov 675 (same obv. die), <a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julia_mamaea/_deultum_Moushmov_3615.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julia_mamaea/_deultum_Moushmov_3615.jpg" rel="nofollow">Windwinds</a> shows Varbanov 2378 (same dies)</p><p><b>Notes:</b> more on this coin - <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/a-rare-roman-provincial" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/a-rare-roman-provincial" rel="nofollow">A Rare Roman Provincial</a></p><p><br /></p><p>and a sculpture from the Borghese collection (a photo I took in Paris):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311243[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010091731" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010091731" rel="nofollow">Musée du Louvre: La louve allaitant Romulus et Remus, Italian, AD 1585-1600</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 7619289, member: 99456"]An interesting coin [USER=119121]@MarcusAntonius[/USER], I am curious about use of "Sestertius", it does seem unusual for its condition and size, and rare. I would have identified it as a provincial AE 32 from Mysia, Parium. [B]C G I H ? [/B]The "H" was added for Hadrian, to recognize his generosity to the city of Parium, with the "H" added it reads [B]C[/B]olonia [B]G[/B]emella [B]I[/B]ulia [I][B]H[/B]adriana[/I] [B]PAR[/B]iana. Gemella because Parium and Lampsacus were founded together as twin colonies (see CGIL [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/2270']on this coin RPC I 2270[/URL]). Under Hadrian's rule, Parium saw heavy investments in construction. A lot of great she-wolf and twins coins in this thread, here is another rare provincial wolf and twins: [ATTACH=full]1311242[/ATTACH] [B]Thrace, Deultum, Julia Avita Mamaea[/B], AD 222-235 during the reign of Severus Alexander, with Julia and her mother as regents. Æ23 [B]Obv:[/B] IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane [B]Rev:[/B] COL FL PAC DEV-LT, She-wolf standing right, suckling twins [B]Ref:[/B] Jurukov 174 (same reverse die), Moushumov 3615, [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103693']CNG Featured Coin[/URL] (same dies), SNG Bobokov 675 (same obv. die), [URL='http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julia_mamaea/_deultum_Moushmov_3615.jpg']Windwinds[/URL] shows Varbanov 2378 (same dies) [B]Notes:[/B] more on this coin - [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/a-rare-roman-provincial']A Rare Roman Provincial[/URL] and a sculpture from the Borghese collection (a photo I took in Paris): [ATTACH=full]1311243[/ATTACH] [URL='https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010091731']Musée du Louvre: La louve allaitant Romulus et Remus, Italian, AD 1585-1600[/URL][/QUOTE]
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