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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7319117, member: 75937&quot;]Enviable collection of prutot, [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER], and a great idea for a Palm Sunday thread!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Palm fronds are often used as a design element, such as on these prutot:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/antonius-felix-jpg.852298/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Antonius Felix, Procurator under Claudius, AD 52-60.</p><p>Judean Æ Prutah, 2.42 g, 17.2 mm.</p><p>Caesaria mint, AD 54.</p><p>Obv: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑ (Julia Agrippina, wife of Claudius) within a wreath tied at the bottom with an X.</p><p>Rev: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΓΕΡΜ, two crossed palm fronds, LΙΔ (year 14) below.</p><p>Refs: Hendin 651; Meshorer TJC 342.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/porcius-festus-jpg.852299/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Porcius Festus, Procurator under Nero, AD 59-62.</p><p>Judean Æ Prutah, 2.51 g, 16.2 mm.</p><p>Caesarea mint, AD 58-59.</p><p>Obv: NЄPѠNOC in 3 lines, surrounded by wreath.</p><p>Rev: Palm branch surrounded by KAICAPO, LЄ (year 5).</p><p>Refs: Hendin 653; Meshorer TJC 345.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or a palm frond may be used as a mark in the field, such as on the obverse of this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/philistis-jpg.905985/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Philistis, wife of Hieron II.</p><p>Greek AR 5 litrae.</p><p>Syracuse 270-230 BCE, 4.46 gm, 18.1 mm.</p><p>Obv: Diademed and veiled head, l., palm branch behind.</p><p>Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ ΦΙΛΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ, Nike driving biga to left, E in l. field.</p><p>Refs: SNG ANS 893; SNG III (Lockett) 1017; Forrer 196.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Palm fronds are often attributes of various personifications and goddesses.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hilaritas:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-hilaritas-as-jpg.921680/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175/6.</p><p>Roman Æ as, 9.72 g, 25.7 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 148-152.</p><p>Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust wearing band of pearls around the head, right.</p><p>Rev: HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing right, adjusting veil and holding long palm.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1396b; BMCRE 2151-52; Cohen 115; RCV 4725.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nike/Victoria:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-tomis-nike-triassarion-jpg.1241823/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Julia Domna AD 193-217.</p><p>Roman provincial AE triassarion, 8.75 gm, 24.4 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Tomis, AD 193-211.</p><p>Obv: ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CE, bare-headed and draped bust, r.</p><p>Rev: ΜΗΤ ΠΟΝ ΤΟΜΕΩC, Nike advancing l., holding wreath and palm, retrograde Γ (=3) to left.</p><p>Refs: Varbanov 4857; AMNG 2811. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Venus Victrix:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domna-veneri-victr-sestertius-jpg.1187090/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217</p><p>Roman oricalchum sestertius, 21.41 g, 28.8 mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 194, issue 4.</p><p>Obv: JULIA DOMNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, r.</p><p>Rev: VENERI VICTR SC, Venus, naked to waist, standing r., holding apple and palm, resting l. elbow on column.</p><p>Refs: RIC-842; BMCRE-488; Cohen-195; Sear-6631; Hill-113.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Even birds can hold them!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pergamon-athena-owl-ae-15-jpg.885438/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mysia, Pergamon, 200-133 BC.</p><p>Bronze Æ 15.7 mm, 3.55 g, 12 h.</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with star.</p><p>Rev: AΘΗ-ΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, owl standing facing on palm, with wings spread,TK monogram left and ΠΛ right.</p><p>Refs: SNG Copenhagen 388 (same); c.f. SNG von Aulock 1375-6, BMC 197-199, SNG France 1920-2, SNG BN 1913-6 (various monograms).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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