Santa Claus is struggling to prepare a package with coins for me. Santa is poor this year but however he managed to find 2 provincial coins from empresses that were missing in my albums. Lydia. Magnesia ad Sipylum. Domitia AD 82-96. Bronze Æ 15 mm, 2,86 g ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ ϹƐΒΑϹΤΗ, draped bust of Domitia, right / ΜΑΓΝΗ ϹΙΠΥ, river god reclining l., holding branch of plant and cornucopia over inverted pot from which flows water RPC II, 986; BMC 56; Cop 259 This coin is a little sub par in regards to condition .... but Domitia's portrait and a type of reverse I didn't have made me very happy to get it. It is very unlikely I will ever own an imperial Domitia so this will do, especially since the price was much lower than I was expecting. Quoting Rasiel Suarez's "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" Wife of Domitian. Domitia was forced to marry Domitian early in his political career. She bore him a son who died in infancy and some time later Domitian had her sent away so that he could pursue a relationship with Domitilla, his own niece. However, Domitia was not forgotten and it wasn't long before he had her recalled even though his liaison with Domitilla would continue. Domitia would find her revenge, however, when she was asked to become involved in the plot to depose him and she willingly participated in his assassination. Second would be a coin from Agrippina II, mother of Nero and wife of Claudius. Phrygia. Aizanis. Agrippina II AD 50-59. Bronze Æ 17 mm, 2,91 g ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑΝ ϹƐΒΑϹΤΗΝ, draped bust of Agrippina II, right / ΑΙΖΑΝΙΤΩΝ, draped bust of Persephone with ears of corn before RPC I, 3102; BMC 91, Cop 91 From the same source Mother of Nero. Infamous for treachery and desire for power, Agrippina married the emperor Claudius and was involved in a number of political moves worthy of her own daytime soap opera. It is suspected she got rid of Claudius, after removing other potential rivals, by feeding him poisoned mushrooms. She did this as much to ensure her son Nero would succeed him as much as to place herself at the upper crust of Rome's powerbrokers. Nero himself grew wary of her ways and eventually had her murdered. Another empress difficult to acquire in imperial coinage, so a provincial will do. Interesting thing, both Domitia and Agrippina II played important parts in the deaths of their husbands - Domitian and Claudius. I like the condition of this coin and it makes a good pair with my Claudius from Aizanis 20 mm 5.11 g ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΑ ΑΙΖΑΝΙΤΑΙ, laureate head of Claudius, r. / ƐΠΙ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΓƐΝΟΥϹ, Zeus standing left with eagle and sceptre RPC I 3089 Please post your newest additions of ladies of 1st century or whatever you feel relevant.
Some seriously rare ladies! I still cannot believe you got a Domitia for ten bucks!!! I LOVE her big hair and yours hair is higher than a hippie in a helicopter!! Here's mine: And here's my, humble compared to yours, Agrippina II with Claudius:
Here, on the reverse, is the accused poisoner of the one on the obverse: Claudius, with Agrippina Junior. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.58 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 51. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P, laureate head of Claudius right / AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust of Agrippina the Younger right, wearing wreath of grain ears from which one long tie hangs down at the back, her hair in fastened in a long plait looped up behind her neck, two locks fall loose down her neck. RIC I 81; von Kaenel Type 50 (unlisted dies); RSC 4.
