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I have been away from home since Christmas visiting family and have had to wait until today to search through my Christmas coin deliveries from the postman. I have already posted my Papius serratus. Here is the next coin from my haul.... I don't normally delve into provincials but this one tempted me. Gordian III, AE25, Markianpolis Obv:â€" M ANT GORDIANOC AVI, AVT K below, Confronted draped busts of Gordian & Serapis Rev:â€" UP MHNOFILOU MARKIANOPOLITWN, Homonoia standing left holding patera & cornucopiae, Retrograde E to right Minted in Markianpolis under Magistrate Menophilus. Reference:â€" AMNG -. Varbanov 1994 var. (volume I, pg 190) but this legend is slightly different with just ANT instead of the full ANTWNIOC. (legend C instead of E) Varbanov 1994 is also an AE27 and the reverse E is in the left field  Martin |
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That is a nice provincial coin indeed. I would get it too, if I had the money.
I only have one provincial besides the Judaean Roman procurator coins I have.
Very nice gift.
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Beautiful coin,   |
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I could let any haul pass without buying some Severans.... I bought two Rome mint coins, which is quite unusual for me. Another Legionary eagle, a scarcer variety with only two in the RD hoard though not rare....  A relatively scruffy Septimius Severus AE As. These mid-bronzes are relatively scarce and I have a soft spot for Mars types... Obv:â€" L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII, laureate head right Revâ€" MARS PATER, Mars walking right holding spear and trophy Minted in Rome. A.D. 194 Reference:â€" BMC 527A. RIC IV 683 (Rated R). Cohen 313 (4 Fr).  And two eastern denarii which were both sold as fakes though both coins look absolutely genuine in hand. The dealers simply couldn't believe that the style was original. The first is a common COS II from Emesa but I just couldn't walk past it at <£5.  The second is an eastern denarius of Julia Domna with a reverse legend that I didn't have. It has been harshly cleaned and suffers from some porosity but I was more than happy to give it a home for <£10. Julia Domna denarius Obv:â€" IVLIA DOMNA AVG, Draped bust right Rev:â€" VENER VICTOR, Venus standing left, holding apple in right hand, sceptre in left Minted in Rome. A.D. 193-196 Reference:â€" BMCRE 423. RIC IV 633 (Rated scarce). RSC 189  Martin (Trying to make his Christmas money stretch as far as possible) |
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Interesting bunch, the last two were great value Bobby (also trying to stretch his Christmas money) |
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I believe the Reka Devnia numbers are faulty for Legionaries and probably indicate an area where coins were stolen before the book was written. there are just too many legions with the same results. It seems odd that there was only one VII and that they gave it to Varna. I do believe there could have been zero XXII PRI and XXX but I believe VIII should be the second most common of all. In generall I'd expect half of all to be XIIII. I wonder what the distinction was that caused them to list the four VIII as two sets of two? Did they recognize that some were Emesa and some Rome? Regarding VICTOR coins for Domna. I have four and the styles seem more variable than would be expected. I particularly like the harsh first one and the sweet faced last one.     For the record: I have not bought a coin since November 2012 and have no leads. Things I might like seem to be going to others here. Edited by dougsmit
01/04/2013 06:21 am
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Doug,
That first one has me intrigued. I have seen three coins from that obverse die in the past two years but I have been allocating it to Rome in my mind and thus passing them by. What mint do you think?
Mine was the first VICTOR I had seen and you come up with four! Wow.
That last obverse die is really cute and I want one.
Martin
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Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a coin with the name Julia Domna on it. Usually, just Julia Augusta, or something similar.
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I just looked on Wildwinds. There are a few, but seem uncommon, maybe rare. You guys tell me.
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Her earlier coins have the title IVLIA DOMNA AVG before changing to IVLIA AVGVSTA. The IVLIA AVGVSTA coins are much more common. Some reverses even appear with both obverse legends though this is unusual. The following reverse type for Domna from Alexandria is the most common Alexandrian type for Domna from the IVLIA AVGVSTA but is rare from the earlier IVLIA DOMNA AVG issue.   Martin |
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Nice. Later on I'm going to have to locate some of those.
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Another arrival today.... There is nothing subtle about this double strike. Vespasian Denarius Obv - IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, right Rev - PACI AVGVSTAE; Victory advancing right, with wreath and palm; at lower right, star; annulet beneath Minted in Ephesus, A.D. 74 References:- RIC 1457. BMCRE 475. RSC 277.  Severely double struck. Worth enlarging to see the full effect. It looks like there was a very off-centre initial strike and the coin was re-struck with a central strike. The result is an ugly looking coin but there is a nice coin in there somewhere when you look through the destruction. Martin |
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I haven't bought any ancients lately, but it's great to see these pictures. |
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