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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 8317257, member: 21445&quot;]This was listed for sale by a popular dealer and I didn&#039;t think twice about buying it since I have wanted an affordable Domna Drachm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Little did I know when looking at other types, I couldn&#039;t find any with the crescent on the upper right.</p><p><br /></p><p>I contacted [USER=89514]@curtislclay[/USER] regarding it and his commentary is below:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Ganshow knew just two specimens of your drachm with crescent in r. field, the more similar being his 512a = Henseler 856, apparently from the same obv. die as yours, but with two added letters in the rev. legend: KAICAPI for KAICAP and NEΩK for NEΩ.</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>Also very similar to yours: Ganschow 511b = Henseler 855, again apparently same obv. die, rev. like yours but without crescent r. or l.</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So my affordable purchase turned out to be a nice rarity win. It&#039;s always nice surprise.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472735[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Domna (193 - 217 A.D.)</p><p>AR Drachm</p><p>O: IOYΛIA ΔOMNA AVΓ, bust right.</p><p>R: MHTPO&nbsp; KAICAP NEΩ, Mt. Argaeus, star at summit. Crescent to upper right. ET IH Dated RY 18 of Septimius (AD 210/211).</p><p>2.95g</p><p>19mm</p><p>Syd 450v (Rev legend and crescent)</p><p><br /></p><p>In the year this coin was issued, Severus fell ill in Britain during the campaign against the Caledonians; his days were numbered. Caracalla continued the campaign, but his thoughts were on the future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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