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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3997369, member: 85693"]Nice write-up and coins. Here is a sestertius of Julia Mamaea that suffered a huge crack - only Vesta holds it together. For utterly indefensible reasons, it is one of my favorites:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1052397[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Julia Mamaea Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(Mother of Severus Alex.)</b></p><p><b>(222-235 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA diademed & draped bust right / VESTA S-C, Vesta standing left, holding Palladium and scepter.</p><p>RIC 708; Cohen 83; BMC 389</p><p>(21.04 grams / 31 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a Julia Domna denarius with a somewhat unusual VESTAE SANCTAE reverse inscription:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1052399[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Julia Domna Denarius</b></p><p><b>(197 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>IVLIA AVGVSTA draped bust right / VESTAE SANCTAE Vesta standing left holding</p><p>patera and scepter</p><p>RIC 587; Cohen 246.</p><p>(3.56 grams / 16 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>For what it's worth, I'd vote to capitalize Palladium in this context, since it is a unique thing. The metal can be in lower case because it is a general thing. Just an opinion, and not an authoritative one![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3997369, member: 85693"]Nice write-up and coins. Here is a sestertius of Julia Mamaea that suffered a huge crack - only Vesta holds it together. For utterly indefensible reasons, it is one of my favorites: [ATTACH=full]1052397[/ATTACH] [B]Julia Mamaea Æ Sestertius (Mother of Severus Alex.) (222-235 A.D.) Rome Mint [/B] IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA diademed & draped bust right / VESTA S-C, Vesta standing left, holding Palladium and scepter. RIC 708; Cohen 83; BMC 389 (21.04 grams / 31 mm) Here's a Julia Domna denarius with a somewhat unusual VESTAE SANCTAE reverse inscription: [ATTACH=full]1052399[/ATTACH] [B] Julia Domna Denarius (197 A.D.) Rome Mint [/B] IVLIA AVGVSTA draped bust right / VESTAE SANCTAE Vesta standing left holding patera and scepter RIC 587; Cohen 246. (3.56 grams / 16 mm) For what it's worth, I'd vote to capitalize Palladium in this context, since it is a unique thing. The metal can be in lower case because it is a general thing. Just an opinion, and not an authoritative one![/QUOTE]
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