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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1039917, member: 19463&quot;]While BustCoinageDude took my favorite Roman woman (Julia Domna) there are several others worthy of special note. When the emperor Aurelian died in 275 AD, there was no successor chosen for several months.&nbsp; Many people believe that his wife Severina was the actual power during this period.&nbsp; Her coins of the last year are considerably more common.&nbsp; My example below shows a Concordia Militum reverse which is unusual for a coin of a woman.&nbsp; The coin to seek out is a Severina dated to year seven (Greek numeral Z) which could have been issued after Aurelian&#039;s death.&nbsp; While it is not certain, Severina appears to have been the only woman to rule Rome in her own right.&nbsp; Several ruled through puppet children or grandchildren but that is another post.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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