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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4654928, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;ll start with a not quite human satyr from a 5th century BC stater of Thasos.&nbsp; The die was cut straight down in the rear region so a view from an angle is needed to get the effect.&nbsp; Unfortunately wear has merged the nymph into the satyr keeping this from being a good double.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149134[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1149135[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>While I have several of the Domna coins, none of mine are a fine as TIF&#039;s.</p><p>Rome</p><p>drape over column left (common)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149136[/ATTACH]</p><p>drape under palm right (common)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149138[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Drape on both sides is scarce on Rome mint denarii but usual on AV, AE and on Eastern mint coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149137[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&#039;Emesa&#039;</p><p>ordinary reverse but IVLA obverse legend [ATTACH=full]1149141[/ATTACH]</p><p>Among the rarest coins shown here is the spelled out VENEBI VICTBICI die.&nbsp; This obverse die also comes with a spelled out reverse that uses R in place of B.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149142[/ATTACH]</p><p>Later &#039;Emesa&#039; changed to VICTOR</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149143[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexandria&nbsp; (Thanks, Sev!)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149140[/ATTACH]</p><p>Finally is the Septimius from Alexandria.&nbsp; I do not consider these to be errors and would appreciate images of any other coins of this type that anyone finds.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149144[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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