I just received this coin from Spain today also...I was interested in the longer haired, older version...the seller had it listed as weighing over 3gms..but i weighed it at 2.64, which isnt out of the ball park...but there's some blemishes and such on this Felix Diana Lucifera coin...whaddaya think?..legit and kool or.....?? POST YER COINS N COMMENTS PEEPS! Julia Domna, 17mm 2.64gms
This seems normal for a Caracalla period PIA FELIX Diana. The type also came from the lifetime of Septimius in silver and bronze. My favorite is the Eastern mint denarius from the Syrian mint traditionally known as Laodicea.
Genuine, but harshly overcleaned. The whole thing was likely black, and they tried to scrub it all off My example of the type
Here's the one in my collection: Julia Domna, AD 193-211. Roman AR Denarius, 2.97 g, 19.35 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 214. Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing left, holding flaming torch with both hands. Refs: RIC 373A; BMCRE 1; RCV 7100.
Excellent coin!!! Funny how young and beautiful Domna is under her hubby vs her son. Here mine from under Caracalla:
Well, it looks good to me, an inexpert opinion for sure. And having it weight less might be a good thing - a couple years back I got burnt on a fake Julia Domna denarius - the weight was something like 3.6 grams, which first got my fake-dar pinging. Then I found a die match on the Forgery Network. Live and learn.
I never understood why Lucifer got such a bad rap...after all, it only means "light-bringer". Hence the torches on these coins.