Al Kowsky Posted January 6 · Member Posted January 6 Yesterday the Julia Domna denarius I won at auction finally arrived & I'm very happy with it聽馃槂. For the longest time I'd been looking for a provincial tetradrachm issued for Julia but have had no luck 鈽癸笍. Choice examples are rare to extremely rare & are very expensive. I missed a golden opportunity on Jan. 7, 2019, at CNG Triton XXII, lot 633, when the gem pictured below sold for $1,440. 聽 聽 聽 聽 SELEUCIS & PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna, Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm: 12.95 gm, 24 mm, 12 h.聽Photo courtesy of CNG. https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=371795 Some of the best provincial portrait coins have been struck at the Syrian mints at聽Antioch聽&聽Laodicea ad Mare, so I was determined to get the denarius pictured below. ROMAN-SYRIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Julia Domna, AD 193-217 (struck under Septimius Severus, AD 196). AR Denarius: 18 mm, 11 h. Obverse: Julia draped, wearing a helmet-like wig of plaits with a large chignon at the back of the head, inscription "JVLIA AVGVSTA". Reverse: Diana standing, holding a transverse torch, crescent at shoulders, inscription "DIANA LVCIFERA" (Diana, light-bearer). RIC IV 638.聽Photo courtesy of Coin Archives. Some of the denarii struck at Laodicea ad Mare depict Diana without the crescent at her shoulders, like the coin pictured below. 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Photo courtesy of the British Museum The Rome mint also struck denarii of this type, like the example pictured below. 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Photo courtesy of CNG 574, lot 469 The mint of Laodicea ad Mare struck no tetradrachms of Julia, however, one unique medallion exists from that mint that depicts Julia on the obverse, & a design of 5 grain ears on the reverse, with the inscription "MATRI CASTRI". AR 25 mm, 9.85 gm, 7 h. 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Photo courtesy of Munzkabinett, Wien Website members are welcome to post any of their coins depicting Julia Domna聽鈽猴笍. 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 11 4 1 Quote
shanxi Posted January 6 · Supporter Posted January 6 Nice addition ! 聽 Here is another provincial: 聽 Julia Domna Macedonia, Thessalonika AE 26 Obv.: IOY螞螜螒 螖螣M螡A CE, Draped bust right Rev.: 螛螘CCA螞螣螡螜螝螘惟螡, Nike advancing left, holding Cabeirus and palm. AE, 11.02g, 26.4mm Ref.: BMC 92 8 1 Quote
Qcumbor Posted January 6 · Supporter Posted January 6 Beautiful denarius @Al Kowsky My contribution to this thread : 聽 Julia Domna, epouse de Septime S茅v猫re (13/04/193-04/02/211) - Augusta (194-217) -聽Tetradrachme de billon de l'atelier d'Emese - ca 215-217, officine O IOY螞IA 路 路 路 AY螕OYCTA聽聽Buste drap茅 et diad茅m茅 de Julia 脿 droite, vu par l'avant聽 螖H螠螒PX路 路 螘螢 OYCIAC路聽Aigle de face, les ailes d茅ploy茅es, la t锚te 脿 gauche, tenant une couronne dans son bec. Entre les pattes, buste radi茅, drap茅 et cuirass茅 de Shamash 脿 gauche. Sous la t锚te de l'aigle聽O 26 mm - 13,97 gr - 6h Ref : Prieur # 995,聽 聽 Julia Domna, Denarius -聽Rome mint, 214 CE IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana Lucifera standing left holding long torch in hands 3.32 gr, 18 mm Ref : RCV # 7100, RSC # 32, RIC IV-1 # 375a Q 9 1 Quote
ambr0zie Posted January 6 · Member Posted January 6 Exceptional denarius, lovely portrait.聽 This was my first denarius depicting an empress. As a noob, I had no idea there were coins with empresses. It was the heard time I heard about Julia Domna.聽 18 mm, 2,63 g. Julia Domna, Augusta 193-211 AD. AR denarius. Rome. 196-211. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS FELIX, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple in right hand and drawing drapery from shoulder. RIC IV 580; RSC III 1198. This coin might not be much (but it's honest work) but I cherish it a lot especially since it has a very clear mythological reverse - Venus with the apple.聽 A coin with Domna and Severus I like very much聽 28 mm, 11,42 g. Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis. Septimius Severus, with Julia Domna 193-211 AD. Pentassarion 脝. 210-211. Flavius Ulpianus, legatus consularis. AV K 螞 CE螤 CEYH巍OC IOY螞IA 螖OMNA CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus and draped bust of Julia Domna facing one another / 违桅螞 螣违螞螤螜螒螡螣违 螠螒巍螝螜螒螡螣螤螣螞螜韦惟螡, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; 袆 (mark of value) to left. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.15.35.4; AMNG I 601; Varbanov 868; Moushmov 411. 7 1 Quote
expat Posted January 6 · Supporter Posted January 6 Great acquisition @Al Kowsky聽I have 2 denarii but not with a Lucifera reverse. Julia Domna AR Denarius. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder. RIC 577, RSC 174, BMC 75 Julia Domna AR Denarius. Rome, 215-7 AD. 19.8mm, 3.12gr. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right / VENVS GENETRIX, Venus seated left, holding sceptre and apple, Cupid standing right, legs crossed, resting his right hand on her right knee. RIC IV-1 389b.聽 Rome mint. RSC 205; Sear 7099. 6 1 Quote
Roman Collector Posted January 6 · Patron Posted January 6 Lovely toning on that one, @Al Kowsky! That's a scarce one, too. Here's the specimen in my collection. Julia Domna, 193-217 CE. Roman AR denarius, 3.09 g, 18.1 mm, 11 h. Unknown eastern mint (formerly attributed to Laodicea; Antioch?), 196-202 CE. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana, crescent on shoulders, standing left, holding long torch in both hands. Refs: RIC 638; BMCRE 598; RSC 27a; RCV 6578; CRE 312. 聽 7 1 Quote
CPK Posted January 6 · Supporter Posted January 6 Beautiful coin @Al Kowsky! It took me awhile to find an acceptable portrait of Julia Domna as well. I'm pleased with this one. JULIA DOMNA as Augusta, AD 193-211 AR Denarius (19.61mm, 3.10g, 6h) Struck AD 198. Rome mint Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right Reverse: MATER DEVM, Cybele seated left on throne flanked by two lions, holding branch in extended right hand and scepter in left hand, resting left arm on drum set on left knee References: RIC IV 564 (S), RCV 6593 A scarce type, lightly toned, with an attractive portrait. 6 1 1 Quote
Al Kowsky Posted January 6 · Member Author Posted January 6 6 hours ago, shanxi said: Nice addition ! 聽 Here is another provincial: 聽 Julia Domna Macedonia, Thessalonika AE 26 Obv.: IOY螞螜螒 螖螣M螡A CE, Draped bust right Rev.: 螛螘CCA螞螣螡螜螝螘惟螡, Nike advancing left, holding Cabeirus and palm. AE, 11.02g, 26.4mm Ref.: BMC 92 Lovely portrait on that coin聽馃槏! 1 Quote
Al Kowsky Posted January 6 · Member Author Posted January 6 5 hours ago, Qcumbor said: Beautiful denarius @Al Kowsky My contribution to this thread : 聽 Julia Domna, epouse de Septime S茅v猫re (13/04/193-04/02/211) - Augusta (194-217) -聽Tetradrachme de billon de l'atelier d'Emese - ca 215-217, officine O IOY螞IA 路 路 路 AY螕OYCTA聽聽Buste drap茅 et diad茅m茅 de Julia 脿 droite, vu par l'avant聽 螖H螠螒PX路 路 螘螢 OYCIAC路聽Aigle de face, les ailes d茅ploy茅es, la t锚te 脿 gauche, tenant une couronne dans son bec. Entre les pattes, buste radi茅, drap茅 et cuirass茅 de Shamash 脿 gauche. Sous la t锚te de l'aigle聽O 26 mm - 13,97 gr - 6h Ref : Prieur # 995,聽 聽 Julia Domna, Denarius -聽Rome mint, 214 CE IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana Lucifera standing left holding long torch in hands 3.32 gr, 18 mm Ref : RCV # 7100, RSC # 32, RIC IV-1 # 375a Q Two exquisite coins聽馃ぉ! I would do back flips to get an Emesa Tet that nice聽馃槀. 1 1 Quote
Al Kowsky Posted January 6 · Member Author Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Roman Collector said: Lovely toning on that one, @Al Kowsky! That's a scarce one, too. Here's the specimen in my collection. Julia Domna, 193-217 CE. Roman AR denarius, 3.09 g, 18.1 mm, 11 h. Unknown eastern mint (formerly attributed to Laodicea; Antioch?), 196-202 CE. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana, crescent on shoulders, standing left, holding long torch in both hands. Refs: RIC 638; BMCRE 598; RSC 27a; RCV 6578; CRE 312. 聽 R.C., That's a lovely example聽馃槏. Why would the attribution of Laodicea ad Mare be questioned聽馃? 2 Quote
Al Kowsky Posted January 6 · Member Author Posted January 6 4 hours ago, ambr0zie said: Exceptional denarius, lovely portrait.聽 This was my first denarius depicting an empress. As a noob, I had no idea there were coins with empresses. It was the heard time I heard about Julia Domna.聽 18 mm, 2,63 g. Julia Domna, Augusta 193-211 AD. AR denarius. Rome. 196-211. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS FELIX, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple in right hand and drawing drapery from shoulder. RIC IV 580; RSC III 1198. This coin might not be much (but it's honest work) but I cherish it a lot especially since it has a very clear mythological reverse - Venus with the apple.聽 A coin with Domna and Severus I like very much聽 28 mm, 11,42 g. Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis. Septimius Severus, with Julia Domna 193-211 AD. Pentassarion 脝. 210-211. Flavius Ulpianus, legatus consularis. AV K 螞 CE螤 CEYH巍OC IOY螞IA 螖OMNA CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus and draped bust of Julia Domna facing one another / 违桅螞 螣违螞螤螜螒螡螣违 螠螒巍螝螜螒螡螣螤螣螞螜韦惟螡, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; 袆 (mark of value) to left. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.15.35.4; AMNG I 601; Varbanov 868; Moushmov 411. I like the double portrait on the obverse of the bronze coin聽馃槏! 1 Quote
Al Kowsky Posted January 6 · Member Author Posted January 6 4 hours ago, expat said: Great acquisition @Al Kowsky聽I have 2 denarii but not with a Lucifera reverse. Julia Domna AR Denarius. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder. RIC 577, RSC 174, BMC 75 Julia Domna AR Denarius. Rome, 215-7 AD. 19.8mm, 3.12gr. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right / VENVS GENETRIX, Venus seated left, holding sceptre and apple, Cupid standing right, legs crossed, resting his right hand on her right knee. RIC IV-1 389b.聽 Rome mint. RSC 205; Sear 7099. Two attractive denarii聽馃ぉ! The Venus & Cupid reverse on the 2nd coin is especially charming 鈽猴笍. 1 Quote
Al Kowsky Posted January 6 · Member Author Posted January 6 1 hour ago, CPK said: Beautiful coin @Al Kowsky! It took me awhile to find an acceptable portrait of Julia Domna as well. I'm pleased with this one. JULIA DOMNA as Augusta, AD 193-211 AR Denarius (19.61mm, 3.10g, 6h) Struck AD 198. Rome mint Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right Reverse: MATER DEVM, Cybele seated left on throne flanked by two lions, holding branch in extended right hand and scepter in left hand, resting left arm on drum set on left knee References: RIC IV 564 (S), RCV 6593 A scarce type, lightly toned, with an attractive portrait. Both obverse & reverse are finely engraved by a gifted artist聽馃ぉ! 1 Quote
Roman Collector Posted January 7 · Patron Posted January 7 13 hours ago, Al Kowsky said: R.C., That's a lovely example聽馃槏. Why would the attribution of Laodicea ad Mare be questioned聽馃? That was the conclusion of Kevin Butcher's analysis published as聽Coinage in Roman Syria聽in 2004. The British Museum has adopted the Antioch mint as the location of mintage in response to Butcher's data. Others, such as Severan eastern mint expert @dougsmit, are not so sure. There was a聽thread about this聽at CoinTalk; it's worth reading in its entirety. 1 Quote
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted January 7 · Benefactor Benefactor Posted January 7 Here's my contribution to this thread. Humble ISIS type holding the infant Horus or as some say her-pa-chered 7 Quote
panzerman Posted January 7 · Member Posted January 7 Lovely coin Al! Sorry you missed out on that gem from CNG. Thanks all for your nice examples. 聽 Quote
Al Kowsky Posted January 7 · Member Author Posted January 7 17 hours ago, Roman Collector said: That was the conclusion of Kevin Butcher's analysis published as聽Coinage in Roman Syria聽in 2004. The British Museum has adopted the Antioch mint as the location of mintage in response to Butcher's data. Others, such as Severan eastern mint expert @dougsmit, are not so sure. There was a聽thread about this聽at CoinTalk; it's worth reading in its entirety. R. C., Thanks for the link, it was a great read聽馃ぉ! Before I posted my denarius that was misattributed by Heritage (they claimed the coin was struck under Caracalla), I did some research. Using the 6 coins attributed to Laodicea by聽Doug Smith, &聽posted with his research in 1997, along with the attribution posted by聽David R. Sear, in his book,聽Roman Coins and Their Values, Volume II, #6578, published in 2002,聽I concluded my coin was struck at the聽Laodicea mint in AD 196. For now I'll stick with that attribution, but also acknowledge the doubts expressed by the experts in the聽Coin Talk link聽馃槈. 2 Quote
-monolith- Posted January 8 · Member Posted January 8 A couple of interesting "limes" denarii and a Roman Provincial of this lovely lady: 聽 3 1 Quote
Al Kowsky Posted January 8 · Member Author Posted January 8 1 hour ago, -monolith- said: A couple of interesting "limes" denarii and a Roman Provincial of this lovely lady: 聽 Fascinating coins & great photos聽馃ぉ! Quote
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