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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4249419, member: 85693&quot;]&quot;Damage&quot; pretty much describes the bulk of my collection, and so I find this to be a very interesting thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of my favorites - a sestertius of Julia Mamaea with an enormous, presumably ancient, crack.&nbsp; So impressive, yet I didn&#039;t have to pay extra for it!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1084398[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Julia Mamaea&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 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 &amp; 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)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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