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Fulvia, 3rd wife of Marc Antony. Died 40 BCE247 viewsL. Mussidius Longus
AR Denarius, Rome mint, 42 BCE. (17 mm, 3.5 g)
Obv: Draped bust of Fulvia as Victory, r.
Rev: L. MVSSIDIVS / LONGVS, Victory in biga r., holding reins.
Sear 1517; RRC 494/40; BMCRR 4229; Sydenham 1095; RSC Mussidia 4.1 commentsEmpressCollector

Octavia, 4th wife of Marc Antony. Died 11 BCE177 viewsAR Cistophorus (25.6 mm)
Ephesus mint, 39 BCE.
Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, Jugate hds. r. of M. Antony, wreathed with ivy, and Octavia.
Rev: III VIR RPC, Dionysus, standing on cista mystica flanked by two snakes.
RPC-2202; Sear-1513; BMC-135; RSC-3; CRI-263; Syd-1198; Vagi-199; Bab. (Antonia)-61. EmpressCollector

Livia, wife of Augustus. Augusta 14-29 CE.185 viewsSpain, Hispalis. � (31mm, 21.48 g).
Minted in Colonia Romula (modern Seville) under Tiberius.
Obv: PERM DIVI AVG COL ROM, Radiate head of Augustus right; thunderbolt before, star above.
Rev: IVLIA AVGVSTA GENETRIX ORBIS, Head of Livia left; globe beneath, crescent above.
RPC 73; SGI 189; Heiss 393,2; Cohen 169,3; Alvarez Burgos 1587.

This coin associates Livia with globe and crescent symbols and refers to her as Augusta Genetrix Orbis, Sacred Mother of the World. This extraordinary title was never official and is not used on any other coin type for any empress.
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Livilla??, Wife of Drusus, c. 13 BC-AD 31.690 views� Dupondius under Tiberius (28 mm, 14.23 gm). Struck circa 22/3 AD.
Obv: PIETAS, veiled, diademed and draped bust of Livilla as Pietas right.
Rev: DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT ITER around large S C.
RIC I 43 (Tiberius); BMCRE 98; BN 74; Cohen 1; Sear 1741; Vagi 477.

The identity of this female portrait remains controversial, and has been identified as Livia (RIC, Sear), Livilla (Vagi) and Vipsania (Jasper Burns).4 commentsEmpressCollector

Antonia, daughter of Marc Antony and Octavia, wife of Nero Claudius Drusus, mother of Claudius. Augusta, 37 and 41 AD.219 views� Dupondius under son, Claudius.
Obv: ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust, right.
Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, S-C across field, Claudius, togate, standing left, holding simpulum.
RIC 92 [Claudius]; Cohen 6; BMC 166; Sear 1902.EmpressCollector

Caesonia (?), wife of Caligula, died 41 CE677 views� (28 mm, 11.17 g) of Carthago Nova, Spain.
Obv: C CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. PM. TRP. COS. Laurate head of Caligula, right.
Rev: CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II VIR. Q.V.I.N.C. Head of Caesonia (as Salus) right, SAL AVG across field.
SGI 419; Heiss 272,35; Cohen 247,1.

Though this coin is reputed to portray Caesonia, this is not likely for its obverse is dated TR P COS = 37 AD, yet Caligula did not marry Caesonia until late 39! RPC 185 calls the lady Salus, but also mentions possible IDs with Antonia or Livia (p. 92).EmpressCollector

Messalina (Valeria), third wife of Claudius. Augusta, 41-48 CE.543 viewsAlexandria, Egypt.
Billon Tetradrachm (24 mm, 10.32 g).
Year 6=AD 45/46.
Obv: TI KLAUDI KAIS SEBA GERMANI AUTOKR, Laureate head of Claudius, right, Ls (=year 6) before.
Rev: MESSALINA KAIS SEBAS, Messalina standing, left, veiled and wearing long chiton and peplos, resting l. elbow on column, holding in the r. hand two figures (their children, Octavia and Britannicus), on her l. arm are two stalks of corn; in lower l. field, a lituus. Sear 1869; SGI 495; RPC 5164; BMCG 75; Cologne 88; Milne 106.1 commentsEmpressCollector

Claudia Octavia, daughter of Claudius and Valeria Messalina, first wife of Nero. Augusta, 54-62 CE.252 viewsAlexandria, Egypt, Billon tetradrachm (25mm, 11.1gm), struck AD 56-7.
Obv: NER KLAU KAIS SEB GER AUTO, laur. hd. of Nero, r.
Rev: OKTAOUIA SEBASTOU, dr. bust of Octavia, r., L Gamma (=regnal year 3) before.
RPC 5202; BMCG 119; SGI 657; Cologne 122; Milne 133. 1 commentsEmpressCollector

Poppaea Sabina, 2nd wife of Nero. Augusta, 62-65 CE.172 viewsBillon Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt (24 mm, 11.44 gm).
Nero, AD 54-68, and Poppaea. Year 11 (64/65 AD).
Obv: NERW KLAV KAIS SEB GER AV, Radiate and laureate head of Nero right.
Rev: POPPAIA SEBASTH, Draped bust of Poppaea right, before L IA=regnal year 11.
SGI 664; RPC 5282; Sear 2002; Koln 168; BMCG 124; Milne 223; Curtis 138.EmpressCollector

Claudia Neronis (Lived 4 months). Daughter of Nero and Poppaea. Augusta, 63 CE.230 viewsSyria, Trachonitis. Caesarea Panias.
� 19mm (5.34g), struck AD 65 under Nero.
Obv: DIVA POPPAEA AVG, distyle temple of Diva Poppaea, female figure within.
Rev: DIVA CLAVD NER F, round hexastyle temple of Diva Claudia, female figure within.
RPC I 4846; Hendin 578; Sear 2058; Vagi 746.

The only coin issued for baby Claudia.EmpressCollector

Julia Titi, daughter of Titus, lived for a time with her uncle Domitian as his wife. Augusta, c. 79-90/91 CE.188 viewsAR denarius, (20 mm, 3.2g). c. 79 CE.
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA TITI AVGVSTI F, Draped bust right, hair in plaits behind.
Rev: VENVS AVGVST, Venus standing right, against column, holding helmet and scepter.
Sear 2612; RIC 56 (Titus); RSC 14; BMC 141; Vagi 1052.

This is the more common type which portrays Venus topless. There are reverse variants which depict her with a bra: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=6719;start=msg49161#msg49161EmpressCollector

Domitia, wife of Domitian. Augusta, 82-96 CE.208 viewsThessaly, Larissa. � Assarion (20 mm, 5.12 gm).
Obv: DOMITIANON KAIS QESSALOI, laureate head of Domitian, right.
Rev: DOMITIA SEBASSTH, draped bust of Domitia, right.
Sear GIC 891; BMC 7.7,76; RPC 278; Rogers 88.EmpressCollector

Plotina, wife of Trajan, Augusta, c. 105-122(?) CE.166 viewsCaria, Tabae, � (19mm, 5.43g).
Obv: PLWTEIN CEBACTH, Diademed and draped bust right, hair in a plait behind.
Rev: TABHNWN, Stag standing right.
BMC Caria pg. 170, 79; SNG Von Aulock 2720.EmpressCollector

Marciana, sister of Trajan, Augusta, c. 105-112/4(?) CE.209 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 2.72 gm). Rome Mint, 112 AD.
Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left, head right.
RIC II 743 (Trajan); BMC 650 (Trajan); Hill 562; RSC 4; Sear 3328.EmpressCollector

Sabina, wife of Hadrian. Augusta, 128(?)-136 CE.153 viewsAR Denarius (18 mm, 3.35 gm). Rome mint, 128-137 CE.
Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left holding patera & scepter, cornucopia beneath the throne.
RIC 391; RSC 24. EmpressCollector

Faustina I, Senior. Wife of Antoninus Pius. Augusta 138-140/1 CE.254 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 3.47 gm).
Rome mint, 145 CE
Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust, r.
Rev: PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing l., sacrificing over candelabrum and holding box of incense.
RIC 395ca; Sear 4598v; Cohen 237EmpressCollector

Faustina I, Senior. Wife of Antoninus Pius. Augusta 138-140/1 CE.219 views� Sestertius (32 mm, 24.57 gm).
Rome mint, 147-161 CE.
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right.
Rev: AVGVSTA, Vesta, veiled, standing left, holding palladium and scepter, SC at sides.
RIC 1124; Sear 4617; BMC 1519; Cohen 110. EmpressCollector

Faustina II, Junior, daughter of Antoninus Pius, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175/6 CE.206 viewsAR denarius (17.8 mm, 3.27 gm).
Issued under Antoninus Pius, Rome mint, 157-161 CE.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bare headed and draped bust, r.
Rev: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus standing l., holding Victory and leaning left hand on shield set upon a helmet.
RIC 495a; Sear 4700; BMC 1099; Cohen 15.EmpressCollector

Faustina II, Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175/6 CE.243 viewsAR Denarius (18 mm), issued under husband, Marcus Aurelius.
Rome mint, 161-175 CE.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust, r.
Rev: HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing l., holding long palm and cornucopiae.
RIC 686; Sear 5254; BMC 100; Cohen 111.1 commentsEmpressCollector

Faustina II, Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Augusta, 147-175/6 CE.180 viewsAE As (26 mm, 15.5 gm). Issued under husband, Marcus Aurelius. Rome mint, 147-175 CE.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust, r.
Rev: FECVNDITAS SC, Fecunditas standing r., holding scepter and child.
RIC 1639; Sear 5295; BMC 980; Cohen 101.EmpressCollector

Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus, sister of Commodus. Augusta, 164-182/3 CE.206 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 2.92 gm). Rome mint, 164-166 CE.
Obv: LUCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F,
draped bust right,
Rev: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated holding patera.
RIC 757; Sear 5479; BMC 306; Cohen 7. EmpressCollector

Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus, sister of Commodus. Augusta, 164-182/3 CE.173 views� Sestertius (31mm), Rome mint, AD 166.
Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, Bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE SC, Juno Lucina seated left, holding flower and an infant in swaddling clothes.
RIC 1747, BMC 1154, Sear 5504, Cohen 37.
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Crispina, wife of Commodus. Augusta, 177-182/3 CE.269 viewsAR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.15g), Rome mint, 180-181 CE.
Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: DIS GENITALIBVS, large rectangular altar.
RIC-281A, Sear 5999 var., BMC 31, RSC 15, Cohen 15.

Crispina's earliest obverse legend (CRISPINA AVGVSTA, RIC-281B; C-16; BMC-39, is usual for this issue).2 commentsEmpressCollector

Crispina, wife of Commodus. Augusta, 177-182/3 CE.224 views� As or Dupondius (25mm), Rome mint, 180-182 CE.
Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, Bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: IVNO LVCINA S C, Juno standing l., holding patera and scepter.
RIC-680, Sear-6018, BMC-433, Cohen-24.
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Didia Clara, daughter of Didius Julianus, Augusta, 193 CE.308 views� sestertius (30.5 mm, 21.24 gm), Rome mint, struck April-June, 193 CE.
Obv: DIDIA CLARA AVG, Draped bust right, hair in bun behind.
Rev: HILAR TEMPOR SC (Legend worn). Hilaritas standing, head left, holding palm branch and cornucopia. RIC 20; BMC 38; Cohen 4; Sear 6087.
2 commentsEmpressCollector

Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Augusta, 193-217 CE.256 viewsAR Denarius (3.24g, 20.0mm), Rome mint, 207 CE.
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
Rev: FECVNDITAS, Terra reclining left under tree, left arm on basket of fruits, right hand set on globe, spangled with stars, in background four children representing the four Seasons.
RIC 549, RSC 35, BMC 21, Sear 6579.

Ex FORVM Ancient coins.
1 commentsEmpressCollector

Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Augusta, 193-217 CE.325 viewsAE Sestertius (32 mm, 21.3 gm), Rome mint, 213 CE.
Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, Bare-headed & draped bust r.
Rev: IVNONEM S C, Juno standing l., holding scepter. Peacock at feet.
RIC 585b; Sear 7114v; BMC 210; Cohen 88; Hill 1345.

Ex LordBest Numismatics3 commentsEmpressCollector

Plautilla, wife of Caracalla, killed 211 CE.150 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 3.13 gm), Rome mint, struck 202 CE.
Obv: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust of empress right, hair in nearly vertical waves and drawn into large bun at back.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia, wearing diadem, standing. half-left, holding patera and scepter.
RIC 363a; BMC 236, 411; Cohen 1; Sear 7065; Hill 585. EmpressCollector

Philistis, wife of Hieron II.158 viewsAR 5 litrae (4.46 gm).
Syracuse, Sicily, 270-230 BCE.
Obv: Diademed and veiled head left, palm branch behind.
Rev: BASILISSAS FILISTIDOS, Nike driving biga to left, E in l. field.
SNG ANS 893; SNG III (Lockett) 1017; Forrer 196.
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Cleopatra Thea, queen of Syria (with son, Antiochos VIII).223 viewsAR Tetradrachm (27 mm). Antioch mint, 125-121 BCE.
Obv: Conj. busts r.
Rev: BASILISSHS/ KLEOPATRAS/ KAI/ BASILEWS/ ANTIOXOU, Zeus Nikephoros seated l., holding lotus-tipped scepter; IE outer left, A under throne. SNG Spaer 2437. Cf. Sear 7135.1 commentsEmpressCollector

Julia Maesa, sister of Julia Domna, grandmother of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander. Augusta, 218-224/5 CE.188 viewsAR Denarius (20 mm, 3.15 gm), Rome mint.
Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right.
Rev: SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left with long caduceus, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar, star right.
RIC 271; RSC 45; BMC 79; Sear 7757; Cohen 45.EmpressCollector

Julia Soaemias, mother of Elagabalus. Augusta, 218-222 CE.159 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 3.0 gm), Rome mint, 220-222 CE.
Obv: IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, Draped bust right.
Rev: VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus, diademed and standing left, holding apple and scepter; in right field a star.
RIC 241; Cohen 8; RSC 8; Sear 7719 var; BMC 45.EmpressCollector

Julia Paula, 1st wife of Elagabalus. Augusta, 219-220 CE.200 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 2.8 gm). Rome mint, 220 CE.
Obv: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right.
Rev: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera; star in left field.
RIC 211; RSC 6; BMC 172; Sear 7655. 2 commentsEmpressCollector

Aquilia Severa, 2nd & 4th wife of Elagabalus. Augusta, 220-221 & 221-222 CE.189 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 3.18 gm). Rome mint, 220-222 CE.
Obv: IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, draped bust right.
Rev: CONCORDIA, Concordia standing left, holding double cornucopia and patera, held over altar; a star in left field.
RIC 225; Cohen 2; BMC 185; Sear (4th ed) 2158.

Scarce earlier coiffure with band of hair combed forward above forehead. All eight denarii of Aquilia with this reverse type in the Eauze hoarde showed her commoner second coiffure without the band.EmpressCollector

Annia Faustina, 3rd wife of Elagabalus. Augusta, 221 CE.381 viewsIsinda, Pisidia, AE 26 mm.
Obv: ANNIAN FAVCTEINAN, Dr. bust of Faustina r.
Rev: Confronted heads of Serapis and Isis, in field, E-Delta (yr. 4 ).
Ex Lindgren I, ex von Aulock, Pisidia I 833 (Plate coin, the only example known). 3 commentsEmpressCollector

Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander. Augusta, 222-235 CE.159 viewsAR Denarius (20 mm, 2.95 gm). Rome mint, 232 CE.
Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas seated left, reaching out to child.
RIC 332; BMC 913; Sear 8208; Cohen 6; RSC 6.EmpressCollector

Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander. Augusta, 222-235 CE.227 viewsOrichalcum Sestertius (30.6 mm). Rome mint, 230-231 CE.
Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, Diademed and draped bust, r.
Rev: VENVS VICTRIX SC, Venus standing l., holding helmet and scepter, shield at feet.
RIC 705; Sear 8235; BMC 718; Cohen 78.1 commentsEmpressCollector

Orbiana, 3rd wife of Severus Alexander. Augusta, 225-227 CE.140 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm, 3.47 gm). Rome Mint, 225 CE.
Obv: SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left.
RIC 319; BMC 287; RSC 1; Sear 8191.EmpressCollector

Paulina, late wife of Maximinus I.412 viewsAR denarius (21 mm, 3.3 gm), Rome mint, 235-238 CE.
Obv: DIVA PAVLINA, veiled and draped bust right.
Rev: CONSECRATIO, Paulina seated to left on peacock flying right.
RIC 2; RSC 2; Cohen 2; BMC 127; Sear 2369. 6 commentsEmpressCollector

Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III, Augusta, 241-244 CE.237 viewsThrace, Deultum. � (24 mm, 8.0 gm).
Obv: SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: COL FL PAC DEVLT, Silenos (probably Marsyas) carrying wine skin, right.
Moushmov 3757; Youroukova 425, 4/II; SNG Cop. 549 var. 2 commentsEmpressCollector

Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I. Augusta, 244-49 CE.306 viewsAR Antoninianus (22 mm, 4.53 gm). Rome mint, 245 CE.
Obv: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed, draped bust right on crescent.
Rev: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia veiled, seated left, drawing veil with hand and holding scepter.
RIC 123c; Sear 2632; RSC 53; Cohen 53.EmpressCollector

Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius. Augusta, 249-253(?) CE.167 viewsAR Antoninianus (24.8 mm). Rome mint, 249-251 CE.
Obv: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on crescent.
Rev: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia standing l., holding scepter.
RIC 58b; Sear 2730; RSC 17.EmpressCollector

Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius. Augusta, 249-253(?) CE.172 viewsOrichalcum Sestertius (28 mm). Rome mint, 250 CE.
Obv: HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: FECVNDITAS AVG S C, Fecunditas standing l., child at feet.
RIC 134a; Sear 2733; Cohen 9.EmpressCollector

Cornelia Supera, wife of Aemelian. Augusta, 253 CE.195 viewsMysia, Parium. � (20.5mm, 3.78g). Struck 253 CE.
Obv: G CORN SUPERA, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: C. G. I. H. P., Capricorn right, cornucopia on back; globe between legs (Sear describes as a star, but this appears to be a globe). SGI 4408 (var.); SNG Von Aulock 7448.

Ex FORVM Ancient Coins.EmpressCollector

Mariniana, wife of Valerian I.213 viewsAR antoninianus (23.5 mm, 3.04 gm). Rome mint, 253-257 CE.
Obv: DIVAE MARINIANVAE, diademed, veiled bust right on crescent.
Rev: CONSECRATIO, peacock standing facing, head left, tail in splendor.
RIC 3; Cohen 3; G�bl 212b; RSC 2; Sear4 2927; Eauze hoard 1318 (23 spec.); Cunetio hoard 646 (22 spec.). Ex Harlan Berk.
1 commentsEmpressCollector

Salonina, wife of Gallienus. Augusta, 254-268 CE.192 viewsBillon antoninianus. Rome mint.
Obv: COR SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on crescent.
Rev: IVNONI CONS AVG, doe walking left, delta in exergue. RIC 16, Cohen 70; Sear 3041. 1 commentsEmpressCollector

Severina, wife of Aurelian. Augusta, 274-275 CE.191 viewsSilvered Billon Antoninianius (22 mm, 4.14 gm). Rome mint, 274-275 CE.
Obv: SEVERINA AVG, draped bust r., on crescent.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG. Aurelian and Severina standing with clasped hands. GXXIR in ex.
RIC 3; Cohen 2; Sear 3283.
1 commentsEmpressCollector

Magnia Urbica, wife of Carinus. Augusta, 283-285 CE.154 viewsAE Antoninianus (22 mm, 3.26 gm). Rome mint, 284-285 CE.
Obv: MAGN VRBICA AVG, Diademed draped bust r., on crescent.
Rev: VENVS VICTRIX. Venus standing left, holding scepter and helmet, her shield leans against the front of her leg. Exe: KAS.
RIC, 343; Cohen 17; Sear 3490.EmpressCollector

Galeria Valeria, daughter of Diocletian, wife of Galerius. Augusta, 293(?)-311 CE.176 views� Follis (26 mm, 6.64 gm). Nicomedia mint, 308-310 CE.
Obv: GAL VAL-ERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: VENERI VI-CTRICI CMH, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple and drapery; in exergue, SMNA.
RIC VI 57; Sear 3730 var.EmpressCollector

Fausta, wife of Constantine I, daughter of Maximian. Augusta, 324-326 CE.173 viewsReduced Follis � 3 (19 mm, 2.92 gm), Siscia mint, 326-7 CE.
Obv: FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust right, her hair tied in bun on back of head.
Rev: SPES REI-PVBLICAE, Empress standing facing, head left, holding two infants, (Constantine II and Constantius II); .BSIS. in exergue.
RIC 205; Sear 3905 var.EmpressCollector

Helena, 1st (?) wife of Constantius I, mother of Constantine the Great. Augusta, 324-328/30 CE.175 views� 3 (18 mm, 2.94 gm). Nicomedia mint, 325-326 CE.
Obv: F L HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed bust right.
Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVLICE, Securitas standing left, lowering branch, raising robe with r. hand; MNGamma in exergue.
RIC 129; Cohen 11; Sear4 3908 var.EmpressCollector

Theodora, 2nd wife of Constantius I. Augusta, Posthumously(?).143 views� 4 (15 mm, 1.12 gm). Uncertain mint, 337-340 CE.
Obv: FL MAX THEODORAE AVG, diademed bust right.
Rev: PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing right, child in arms.
RIC 50; Cohen 4; Sear 3911.EmpressCollector

Aelia Pulcheria, sister of Theodosius II. Augusta, 414-453 CE.323 views� 4 (14 mm, 0.82 gm). Constantinople mint, 414-423 CE.
Obv: AEL PVLCH-ERIA AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing necklace and earring.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated r., inscribing Christogram on shield set on cippus; CON? in exergue.
Sear 4309; Goodacre 9; Tolstoi 43; LRBC 2226.1 commentsEmpressCollector

Aelia Verina, wife of Leo I. Augusta, 457-484 CE.285 views� 4 (10 mm, 0.82 gm). Constantinople mint, 457-484 CE.
Obv: D N LEO Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Leo I right.
Rev: Verina standing holding transverse scepter and globus cruciger, B E at sides.
RIC 714; Vagi 3798. 2 commentsEmpressCollector

Sophia, wife of Justin II, 565-578 CE.126 views� Follis (31.2 mm, 14.52 g). Nicomedia mint, 569/570 CE.
Obv: D N IVSTI NVS P P AVI, Justin, on left, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, on right, holding cruciform scepter.
Rev: Large M, surmounted by cross, officina B below; ANNO to left, epsilon (regnal year 5) right, NIKO in ex.
Sear 369.
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Anastasia, wife of Tiberius II Constantine, 578-582 CE.211 views� � follis (21 mm). Thessalonica mint, 579 CE.
Obv. dmTibCONS TANTPPAV; Nimbate Tiberius and Anastasia seated facing on double throne. He holds globus cruciger; she holds sceptre.
Rev. Large K; above, cross; to left, A / N / N / O; to right regnal indicator V (5); beneath TЄS.
Berk 398, DOC 23, Sear 439.EmpressCollector

Agrippina the Younger, sister of Caligula, wife of Claudius, mother of Nero. Augusta, 50-59 CE.272 viewsBosporos, under King Kotys I with Claudius & Agrippina Jr. 50-54 AD.
� 12 nummia or Assarion (25 mm, 9.30 gm).
Obv: TI KLAUDIOU KAICAROC, Laureate head of Claudius right, IB below.
Rev: IOULIAN AGRIPPINAN CEBACTHN, Head of Agrippina Junior left, hair weaved and tied at back of head to make a loop ponytail; BAK (monogram of Kotys I) before.
SGI 5438; RPC 1925; BMC 13.52,7; Anokhin Bosporus 348; Vagi 670; SNG Vol IX, 971; SNG Copenhagen 31; W.Wroth p. XI, 14.EmpressCollector

Leontia, wife of Phocas, 602-610 CE.188 views� Follis (28.4 mm, 13.35 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 602/603 CE.
Obv: δmFOCA ЄPPAVG, Phocas and Leontia stg. facing. The Emperor holds globus cruciger, the Empress, nimbate, holds cruciform scepter.
Rev: Large M, surmounted by cross; ANNO to left, I (regnal year 1) right, CONB in exergue.
Sear 639; MIB 129, 60a; DOC 163, 24b.EmpressCollector

Martina, wife and niece of Heraclius, 610-641 CE.174 views� Follis (25.4 mm). Nicomedia mint.
Obv: Heraclius center, Heraclius Constantine r., & Empress Martina l., stg. facing.
Rev: Large M; to l., monogram; above, ANNO & cross; to right, regnal year XS (16); beneath, officina number B; in exergue, NIKO.
Berk 560, DOC 165v (unlisted officina), Sear 836. EmpressCollector

Zoe, mother of Constantine VII, 913-959 CE.643 views� Follis (23.7 mm, 5.15 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 914 - 919 CE.
Obv: +CONSTANT CE ZO Hb, Facing busts of Constantine, wearing loros, and Zoe, clad in chlamys, both crowned and holding long cross between them.
Rev: +CONS/TANTINO/ CE ZOH bA/SILIS RO/MEON.
Sear 1758; Berk 928; DOC 22.EmpressCollector

Eudocia, wife of Constantine X Ducas, 1059 - 1067 CE.204 views� follis (25.8 mm, 5.52 g) Constantinople mint.
Obv: +ЄMMA NOVHΛ, Nimbate Christ stg. facing on footstool, holding Gospels; in fields, IC at l., XC at r.
Rev: ЄVΔKAVΓ +KωNTΔK, Eudocia and Constantine, stg facing, holding labarum with cross, resting on three steps.
Sear 1853; DOC 8.
EmpressCollector

Cleopatra I, wife of Ptolemy V (Epiphanes).306 viewsPtolemaic Egypt, � (28.4 mm, 18.84 g), before 176 BCE.
Obv: Diademed head of Cleopatra I as Isis, r.
Rev: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt, wings open.
Svoronos 1235; Sear Greek 7880; BMC 6.94,72; SNG VIII 1175; Forrer 80. EmpressCollector

Berenice II -- Wife of Ptolemy III.377 viewsMarathos, Phoenicia. Struck under Ptolemy Philometer, 180-145 BC. � (21 mm, 8.65 g).
Obv: Veiled head of Berenice II, r.
Rev: Stylized Marathos standing, head l., holding apluster and resting on column. Phoenician Aramaic legend.
SGC 6037.EmpressCollector

Laodike IV, wife and sister of both Seleucus IV and Antiochus IV. 175-164 BCE.225 viewsSelucia in Pieria. � (15 mm, 3.33 g).
Obv: Veiled bust of Laodike IV.
Rev: BASILEWS ANTIOXOU, Elephant head l. Prow. Ex-Houghton. Plate coin of Coins of the Seleucid Empire (CSE).
CSE 113; Forrer 183. EmpressCollector

Pythodoris, queen of Thrace. Wife of Rhoemetalkes I, 11 BCE-12 CE.184 viewsThrace. � (24 mm, 6.88 g).
Obv: AUTOKRATOROS KAISAROS SEBASTOU. Bare head of Tiberius, r.
Rev: BASILEWS ROIMHTALKOU, Jugate busts, r., of her nephew, Rhoemetalkes II and Pythodoris.
Youroukova 201; Forrer 207; SGI 5405; BMC 3. 209, 3. EmpressCollector

Iotape, wife and possibly sister of Antiochus IV, 38-72 CE.237 viewsCommagene, Syria. � (25 mm, 13.50 g).
Obv: BACILICCA IWTAPH FILADELFOC. Diad. and dr. bust, r. Countermarked anchor on neck.
Rev: KOMMAGENWN. Scorpion; all within laurel wreath.
SGI 5514; BMC 20. 109, 1. EmpressCollector

SHAQUILATH I, wife of Aretas IV, Philopater, king of Nabatea, 9 BCE-40 CE.167 viewsPetra, Nabatea. � 19mm.
Obv: Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaquilath to r.
Rev: Two cornuacopiae, crossed; between them Aramaic legend, �Aretas, Shaquilath� in 3 lines.
Meshorer 114; SGI 5699; BMC 28.9, 23; Forrer 212.EmpressCollector

Sabina, wife of Hadrian. Augusta, 128(?)-136 CE.268 viewsOrichalcum Dupondius (27 mm, 12.28 gm).
Rome mint, 128-137 CE.
Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, Bust, draped right, with triple tiara and hair dressed high on head.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVG S C, Concordia seated l., holding patera, resting l. elbow on statue of Spes, set on base. Under chair, cornucopiae.
RIC 1021; Cohen 17.1 commentsEmpressCollector

Shaquilath II, sister of Malichus II, Nabatean king, 40-70 CE.166 viewsNabatea. AR drachm (12.2 mm, 3.92 g), Petra mint.
Obv: Laureate bust of Malichus II, r., inscriptions on r. and l.
Rev: Dr. and veiled bust of Shaquilath, r., inscriptions on r. and l.
Meshorer 124; SGI 5702; BMC 28.11, l; Forrer 213. Ex David Hendin.EmpressCollector

Gamilath, wife and sister of Rabbel II, King of Nabatea, 71-106 CE.176 viewsNabatea. � (16 mm, 3.10 g), Petra Mint.
Obv: Jugate busts, r., of Rabbel, laureate, and Gamilath, draped.
Rev: Two cornucopiae, crossed; between them Aramaic legend, �Rabbel, Gamilath� in two lines.
Meshorer 163; SGI 5706; BMC 28.13, 3; Forrer 168; SNG VI 2001.
EmpressCollector

Gepaepyris, wife of Aspurgus, with stepson, Mithradates.190 viewsBosphorus Kingdom. � 12 nummia (24 mm).
Obv: BACILEWC MIQRADATOU, Diad. hd. of Mithradates, r.
Rev: BACILLICCHC GHPAPUREWC, Diad., dr. bust of Queen Gepaepyris, r.; before IB. SNG XI 968. Similar to
Anokhin Bosphorus 331; SGI 5433; BMC 13.51, 5.
EmpressCollector

Dynamis, Queen of the Cimmerian Bosphorus?200 viewsBosphorus/Pontus. Agrippias Caesaria ( Phanagoria). AE 8 nummia (19mm, 4.4 g), late 1st century BC.
Obv: Veiled and draped female bust, right.
Rev: AGRIPPEWN, Prow left, mark of value H in field at right.
RPC 1934-5; BMC 1.

RPC lists three possibilities for the Bust on the obverse: Livia, Aphrodite Urania, and Queen Dynamis. Popular opinion seems to be that the bust is that of Livia.EmpressCollector

PLOTINE sesterce PLOTINA Sestertius112 viewsAttention !! cette monnaie a �t� vol�e. Me contacter si elle r�appara�t. Merci.
Be carefull!! this coins has been stolen. Contact me if it reappears. Thanks!

Please add your coin to the lost or stolen gallery. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/thumbnails.php?album=251 commentsJean-Claude C

Julia Domna denarius106 viewsJulia Domna AD 193-217 Silver Denarius
Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG - Bareheaded bust right, draped.
Rev: VENVS GENETRIX - Venus seated left, holding hand out and scepter.
Rome mint: AD 216 = RIC IVi, 388c, page 274 - Cohen 212 � SEAR RCV II (2002), #7106, page 555 2 commentsNico

Otacilia Severa AR Antoninanus / Concordia141 viewsAttribution: RIC 126 (RIC IV, Part III), RSC 17

Mint: Rome

Date: 246-247 AD

Obverse: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG; Diademed and draped bust right on crescent

Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG; Concordia seated left, holding double cornucopia and patera, altar before

Size: 23.32 mm

Weight: 4.5 grams

Some additional info from Curtis Clay
"Your coin can be precisely dated to c. spring 247.
Not earlier, because it shows the altar at Concordia's feet which was added to the type c. spring 247. Not later, because Otacilia's obv. legend still begins with M, which was dropped from the legend c. summer 247.
These dates depend on the assumption that these changes were simultaneous with similar changes on the coins of Philip I, one of whose types bore the date TR P IIII, equivalent to 247 AD."

2 commentsAnemicOak

Helena / Mother of Constantine I / Siscia124 viewsAttribution: RIC 204 (RIC VII)

Mint: Siscia, ESIS

Date: 326-327 AD

Obverse: FL HELENA AUGUSTA
Helena facing right

Reverse: SECURITAS REIPUBLICE, Helena standing left, holding branch, ESIS in exergue

Size: 18mm x 20.5mm

Weight: 3.2 grams

former Roman Lode1 commentsAnemicOak

Helena -Posthumous196 viewsAttribution-RIC VIII Constantinople 33,38 or 48

Obv. FL IVL HE-LENAE AVG Head right with ornamental mantle and necklace with elaborate hairstyle
Rev. PAX PV-BLICA Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre-Double strike
Ex.? Not sure but my guess based on style is Constantinople
5 commentsblack-prophet

Herennia Etruscilla-PUDICITIA141 viewsAttribution-RIC 59b-RSC 19
Obv.HER ETRVSCILLA AVG- diademed and draped bust right on crescent
Rev. PVDICITIA AVG- Pudcitia seated left holding sceptre and drawing veil from her face.(chair is highbacked)
Size-23mmblack-prophet

Faustina I - Consecratio118 viewsAttribution-RIC 384 RSC 175 BMC 473 Cohen 176
Obv.DIVA FAV-STINA-Draped bust right
Rev.CONSECRATIO-Peacock walking right,head leftblack-prophet

Julia Domna- Diana Lucifera Laodicea Mint RIC 638137 viewsObv: IVLIA AVGVSTA
Julia Domna draped, right
Rev: DIANA LVCIFERA
Diana holding torch with crescent at her shoulders.

Laodicea Mint, AD 196
RIC 638. BMCRE 277, 598. RSC 27a. RCV 6578
This coin displays the trademark loop of fabric on Domna's neck, marking it as the product of the mint at Laodicea ad Mare (modern Latakia, Syria). It is a fine example of the Eastern style of the Laodicea mint.2 commentsC. Caesar Germ.

Julia Mamaea Felicitas denarius- RIC 33579 viewsObv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG
Julia Mamaea's bust, diademed and draped, right

Rev: FELICITAS PVBLICA
Felicitas standing, facing, head left, legs crossed holding caduceus in right hand and resting left arm on column.

Rome Mint, 228 A.D.
RIC 335. BMCRE 483. RSC 17. RCV (Sear) 8209.

This coin was minted during the reign of Julia Mamaea's son Sevreus Alexander. Mamaea was the daughter of Julia Maesa (Julia Domna's sister).C. Caesar Germ.

Aelia Flaccilla AD 379-386 Antioch (ANTE)162 viewsObv: AELFLAC-CILLAAVG
Rev: Empress Standing, Holding Scroll
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
RIC IX 62Laetvs

Julia Domna Pietas Pvblica (Laodicea) RIC 643105 viewsObv: IVLIA AVGVSTA
draped bust rigt
Rev: PIETAS PVBLICA
Pietas standing front, head left, before altar raising both hands.

Laodicea ad mare mint, struck 198-202 AD, 2.4 grams

RIC 643, BMC 612, RSC 156

I love these denarii of the Laodicea mint. Once again, the tell-tale loop of fabric which acts as a mintmark for this mint is visible.

1 commentsC. Caesar Germ.

Salonina - wife of Gallienus - Reined between 257 and 268 AD.72 viewsAR Antoninian of Salonina - wife of Gallienus - Reined between 257 and 268 AD.

Weight: 2.2g
�: 21mm

Obv: SALONINA AVG - Salonina right.

Rev: IVNO REGINA - JUNO standing left, holding a patera and a scepter.

EF/EF

RIC 13 - VM 22 - Cohen 581 commentsJorge C

Julia Domna 167-217 AD, 2nd wife of Septimius Severus.70 viewsAR Denarius of Julia Domna 167-217 AD, 2nd wife of Septimius Severus.

Weight: 2.9gr
�: 18mm

Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA - Julia Domna right.

Rev: VENVS FELIX - Venus standing leff, holding an apple.

EF/EF

Sear ?? - RIC 580 - C 198Jorge C

Faustina I182 viewsFaustina I 138-161 A.D.

Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA
Rev: AETERNITAS
RIC 350a2 commentsBarry

Faustina II180 viewsFaustina II 156-161 A.D.

Obv: FAVSTINAE AVGVSTI PII FIL
Rev: PVDICITIA
RIC 507a4 commentsBarry

Lucilla96 viewsLucilla

Obv: LVCILLAE AVG M ANTININI AVG F
Rev: VESTA
RIC 788Barry

Julia Maesa89 viewsJulia Maesa

Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG. Diademed and draped bust of Julia Maesa facing right.
Rev: PVDICITIA. Pudicitia seated facing left, holding sceptre in her left hand and raising veil with her right hand.
RIC IV: 268Barry

Julia Domna95 viewsJulia Domna

Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG
Rev: VESTA
RIC 391Barry

Sabina102 viewsSabina

Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA
Rev: VENERI GENTRICI
RIC 396Barry

Aelia Flaccilla-Salvs Reipvblicae AE2154 views Attribution-RIC IX Constantinople 55.5 LRBC 2149

Obv. AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG
Rev. SALVS REI-PVBLICAE
Rf. T
Ex. CON epsilonblack-prophet

Aelia Flaccilla-Salvs Reipvblicae AE2-Not in RIC144 viewsAttribution-Aelia Flaccilla 378-388 AD. Van Meter 5

Obv.AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG- Draped bust right, in elaborate headdress, necklace,
& mantle
REV. SALVS REI-PVBLICAE- Empress standing facing, arms folded over chest
LF. Branch
EX. SMNBblack-prophet

Fausta- Salvs Reipvblicae- AE3. 326 AD.108 viewsAttribution-Fausta RIC VII Antioch 76 r5(although its now at least r4)

Obv. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, mantled bust right
Rev. SALVS REI-PVBLICAE Salus standing facing, with two children in her arms
Ex. �SMANTA black-prophet

Helena-Securitas Repvblice-Ae3 Alexandria99 viewsAttribution-Helena 327-328 AD.RIC VII Alexandria 48- r4

Obv. FL HELENA-AVGVSTA Diademed mantled bust right
Rev. SECVRITAS-REPVBLICE Securitas standing left holding branch & raising robe
Lf. Wreath
Rf. B
Ex. SMALblack-prophet

AELIA EUDOXIA232 viewsEudoxia AE3 20mm

Attribution-RIC X Cyzicus 103

OBV-AEL EVDO-XIA AVG, diademed draped bust right

REV-SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory seated right on cuirass, pointing one hand at a shield inscribed with the Chi-Rho as she balances it atop a column with her other hand.

Ex- SMKA

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OTACILIA SEVERA161 viewsAE sestertius. 244-245 AD. 20,53 grs.12h . Diademed bust,draped,right. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AUG. / Pudicitia seated left,drawing veil fron face and holding transverse sceptre. PVDICITIA AVG .In exergue SC.
s 9169. RIC IV 209a.

2 commentsbenito

Faustina II. Daughter of Antoninus Pius. Wife of M.Aurelius.204 viewsAE sestertius. 161-164 AD. 23.57 gr.6h . Diademed and draped bust right. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. / Salus seated left, holding patera from which she feeds snake coiled around altar. SALVTI AVGVSTAE, in exergue SC. RIC III 1668 (M.Aurelius). Cohen 200.
3 commentsbenito

Julia Paula : exceptionnal reverse288 viewsIVLIA PAVLA AVG

CONCORDIA / *

Enlargement frederic W

3 Augustae - Plotina, Marciana and Matidia289 viewsFrom left to right: Plotina, wife of Trajan; Marciana, sister of Trajan; Matidia, daughter of Marciana and mother of the empress Sabina, wife of Hadrian.2 commentsCharles S

Fausta AD 324-326 Sirmium (SIRM)104 viewsObv: FLAVMAX-FAVSTAAVG
Rev: Fausta Holding Sons,
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
RIC VII 55

I really like the reverse detail of this coin. Note how the legs of the children intertwine. In hand, you can see the children's facial details. 1 commentsLaetvs

Fausta Augusta, 324-326 AD. Heraclea mint.101 viewsFausta Augusta, 324-326 AD. Heraclea mint. AE 3, 2.936 g, 19.1 mm, choice gVF. Obv: draped bust right, hair waived, bun at back, wearing pearl necklace, FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG. Rev: Fausta standing facing holding infants Constantine II and Constantius II, SPES REIP-VBLICAE. Ex: SMHA�. Ref: RIC 86, S 3905. RARE1 commentsBard Gram O

Faustina I Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 CE. Posthumous issue.78 viewsAR Denarius (3.35 gm). 18.5 mm
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right.
Reverse: C-E-RES, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding long torch and grain ears. RIC III 378 (Antoninus); BMCRE 461 (Antoninus); RSC 136.
NORMAN K

LUCILLA. Wife of Lucius Verus.225 viewsAR denarius. 161-162 AD. 3.28 gm, 5 h. Draped bust right. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F. / VOTA/PV�BLI/CA in three lines within wreath. RIC III 791. RSC 98.

2 commentsbenito

Faustina I / Ceres202 viewsAR Denarius (18mm, 2.95gm)
after 141 AD
O: Draped bust right, hair arranged in chignon; DIVA FAVSTINA.
R: Ceres, veiled, standing right, holding corn ears and sceptre; AVGVSTA.
RSC 93 / RIC 358 / Sear 4581 / BMC 389 / Strack 475
ex Vaughn Rare Coin Gallery
2 commentsEnodia

Julia Mamaea AE Sestertius - Venus Victrix - 24.9 grams134 viewsJulia Mamaea AE Sestertius. 228-9 AD.

obv: JULIA MAMAEA AUGUSTA - Diademed and draped bust right, seen from the front.
rev: VENVS VICTRIX SC - Venus standing left holding helmet & scepter, shield at feet.
24.9 grams - heavyrexesq

SABINA. Wife of Hadrian.237 viewsAR denarius. 126-137 AD. 3.54 g. Draped bust right. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P / Pudicitia, veiled, standing l., raising veil with right. hand PVDICITIA . RIC Hadrian 407
2 commentsbenito

Magnia Urbica Ticinum105 viewsMAGNIA VRBICA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right, resting on crescent.
VENVS VICTRIX, Venus st. left, holding Victory and sceptre, leaning on shield.
RIC347

Ex. SXXI

22mm, 3.6gr, Die 0

5th emission Aug.283.Ed D

AGRIPPINA I334 viewsAE Sestertius. 28.08 gm, 7h. Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, 42-54 AD. Draped bust right .
Obverse: AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, bare-headed and draped bust right.
Reverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large SC.
RIC I 102 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 78; BMCRE 219 (Claudius); Cohen 3.
3 commentsbenito

TRANQUILLINA. Wife of Gordian III546 viewsAE 24. Edessa 238-244. 9.87g. 1h. Draped bust right wearing stephane. CA.B.NIA TPANKVΛΛEINA.AVΓ / Roma seated left above shield holding Victory, crowned by city goddess holding scepter, standing left behind her. EΔECCE around, ΩN in exergue. Papaefthymiou, Edessa de Macedoine, p. 87, 6 (D3/R5, pl. 11).
1 commentsbenito

Helena. Mother of Constantine166 viewsAE follis. Sirmium 324-325 AD. 3,29 grs. Pearl diademed and draped bust right,wearing necklace . FL HELENA AVGVSTA. / Securitas standing left holding olive branch in extended right hand. SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE. In exergue SIRM.
C12. RIC 54. LRBC 808.
1 commentsbenito

PAULINA. Wife of Maximinus I.169 viewsAR denarius. 235-236 AD. Draped and veiled bust of Paulina right. DIVA PAVLINA. / Peacock standing facing,tail in full splendor,head to left. CONSECRATIO.
BM 135, C 1, RIC 1. RSC 1.
1 commentsbenito

JULIA MAMAEA. Mother of Severus Alexander160 viewsAR denarius. 1 commentsbenito

JULIA DOMNA262 views2 commentsbenito

Aquilia Severa. Wife of Elagabalus.161 viewsAR denarius. 220-222 AD. 3.15 gr, 11h. Draped bust right. IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG. / Concordia standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar and holding double cornucopiae; star in left field. CONCORDIA. RIC IV 225 (Elagabalus). RSC 2a.

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FAUSTINA I, wife of Antoninus Pius228 viewsAR denarius. Post 141 AD. 3,32 grs. Draped bust right . DIVA FAVSTINA. / Ceres standing left holding torch. AVGVSTA.
RIC III 362 (Pius). RSC 104.
1 commentsbenito

JULIA TITI. Daughter of Titus. Lover of Domitian.285 viewsAE dupondius. 80-81 AD (Titus) 12.36 gr. 6h. Draped bust right . IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA. / Vesta seated left, holding small palladium in extended right hand and sceptre. VESTA . S C across field. RIC II 180 (Titus); Cohen 18.

3 commentsbenito

FAUSTINA II. Wife of M.Aurelius216 viewsAR denarius.2 commentsbenito

Faustina (I) Senior (100-141) AR denarius, AVGVSTA,184 viewsFaustina (I) Senior AR denarius
Wife of Antoninus Pius.
avers:- DIVA-FAV_STINA, Draped bust right.
revers:- AVG_V_STA, Juno standing left, holding torch and scepter. 141 (Rome).
date: 141 AD.
mint: Rome
diameter: 16-17mm
weight: 3,11g
ref: RIC-356 (Antoninus Pius) , C-96
Q-001quadrans

Faustina II, Filia (128-175 AD.). AR denarius, AVGVSTI P II FIL,179 viewsFaustina (II) Filia AR denarius
"Daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Sr. and wife of Marcus Aurelius. She was also the mother of Commodus and Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus."
avers:- FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
revers: AVGVS-TI-P-II-FIL, Venus standing left, holding Victory and shield on helmet.
date: 156-161 AD.
mint: Rome
diameter: 16-17mm
weight:3,11g
ref: RIC-495a (Antoninus Pius) , C-15
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

Iulia Mamaea, AR-Denarius, VENVS GENETRIX, 201 viewsIulia Mamaea, AR-Denarius,
avers:-IVLIA-MA-MAEA-AVG,
revers:-VENVS-GE-N-ETRIX,
diameter: 19-20mm
weight: 2,94g
mint:
date:
ref: RIC-355, C-72,
Q-0012 commentsquadrans

Iulia Mamaea, AR-Denarius, IVNO CONSERVATRIX, 147 viewsIulia Mamaea, AR-Denarius,
avers:- IVLIA-MAMAEA-AVG,
revers:- IVNO-CONSERVATRIX,
diameter: 18mm
weight: 3,02g
mint:
date:
ref: RIC-343, C-35,
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

Iulia Maesa, AR-Denarius, PIETAS AVG142 viewsIulia Maesa, AR-Denarius,
avers:-IVLIA-MAESA-AVG,
revers:-PIETA-S-AVG,
diameter: 18-19mm
weight: 2,92g
mint:
date:
ref: RIC-266, C-34a
Q-001quadrans

Cleopatra VII drachm 141 viewsCleopatra VII drachm

Bronze 80 drachmes Cl�op�tre VII
- Bronze 80 drachmes, Cl�op�tre VII, Alexandrie, 51-29 avant J.-C (Bronze)
Avers : Buste de Cl�op�tre
Revers : KLEOPATRAS BASILISAigle debout � gauche sur un foudre, les ailes d�ploy�es.
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Plotina, wife of Trajan, A.D. 105-123139 viewsOrichalcum sestertius (27.10g, 36mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 112.
Obv.: PLOTINA AVG - IMP TRAIANI, diademed draped bust right, hair elaborately dressed in two tiers over brow, stephane above, elaborately waved at the back, falling down her neck in plait.
Rev.: FIDES AVGVST / S C, Fides standing right holding grain ears in right hand and basket of fruits in left.
RIC (Trajan) 740 [R3]; Cohen 12Charles S

Livia, wife of Augustus, 58/59 BC - 29 AD.141 viewsOrichalcum dupondius (12.9g, 30mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, AD 21-22.
SALVS AVGVSTA, bare headed draped bust of Livia as Salus, facing right
TI CAESAR�DIVI AVG F AVG PM TR POT XXIIII around large S C
RIC (Tiberius) 47 [scarce]; Cohen 5Charles S

Faustina I Maior, wife of Antoninus Pius, AD 98/105-140/141152 viewsOrichalcum sestertius (27.5g, 32mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck after her death, AD 141-161.
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right with hair waived and coiled on top
AETERNITAS around the edge S Cin field, Ceres, veiled, standing left arranging draperies and holding a torch.
RIC (A.Pius) 1100 [scarce]; Cohen 46Charles S

Agrippina maior, grand daughter of Augustus, daughter of Agrippa, wife of Germanicus, mother of Gaius ("Caligula"), 14 BC- 33 AD233 viewsOrichalcum sestertius (26.9g, 36mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius, AD 37.
AGRIPPINA�M�F�MAT�C�CAESARIS�AVGVSTI, draped bust right
S�P�Q�R� in field above, MEMORIAE / AGRIPPINAE in two lines
Carpentum drawn by two mules moving left. The Carpentum's cover is supported by standing figures at the corners and its sides are ornamented.
Gaius had the ashes of his mother returned to Rome soon after he came to power in 37 AD. He celebrated the memory of his mother, father and brothers, all murdered by Tiberius, with a series of coins. The sestertius issue was reserved for the memory of his mother. Note the lack of S C on this issue which has S P Q R instead.
RIC 55; Cohen 12 commentsCharles S

Agrippina, Drusilla and Julia, Caligula's three sisters281 viewsOrichalcum sestertius (23.4g, 34mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius ("Caligula") AD 37-38.
Obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT laureate portret of Gaius facing left
Reverse: AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA Agrippina (Jr), the eldest sister as Securitas, leaning on column, holding cornucopia, and placing left hand on Drusilla's shoulder; Drusilla, the middle sister, as Concordia, holding patera and cornucopia; and Julia Livilla, the youngest, as Fortuna, holding rudder and cornucopia.
RIC (Gaius) 33; Cohen 4
Ex Harlan J. Berk, Buy/Bid Sale

This specimen in the style of a provincial branch mint, rarer than those in Rome-mint style.4 commentsCharles S

Arsino� II Philadelphos - 1st daughter of Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter326 viewsPTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA, 253 - 252 BC, Struck under Ptolemy II.
AV Octodrachm (Mna�eion) - 27mm, 27.69 g, 12h

O - Arsino� II head right, veiled and wearing stephane; lotus-tipped scepter in background, Θ to left
R - APΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet.

Svoronos 460; Troxell, Arsinoe, Transitional to Group 3, p. 43 and pl. 6, 2-3 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 134.

Arsinoe II married Lysimachus at the age of 15. After Lysimachus' death in battle in 281 BC, she fled to Cassandreia and married her paternal half-brother Ptolemy Keraunos. As he became more powerful, she conspired against him leading to the killing of her sons, Lysimachus and Philip. After their deaths, she fled to Alexandria, Egypt to seek protection from her brother, Ptolemy II Philadelphus; whom she later married. As a result, both were given the epithet "Philadelphoi" ("Sibling-loving (plural)") by the presumably scandalized Greeks.

Arsinoe II Philadelphos, died 270-268 BC. 4 commentsrobertpe

CRISPINA AE SESTERTIUS, WIFE OF COMMODUS, AGUSTA 178-182 A.D.135 viewsObverse - CRISPINA AVGVSTS, draped bust right
Reverse - LAETITIA S-C, Laetitia facing left, wreath in right hand and rudder set on globe in left hand. Cohen 27
30mm max. dia.NORMAN K

Aquilia Severa (second and fourth wife of Elagabalus), 220�2 CE 146 viewsAR Denarius, Rome, 221 CE; 20mm, 3.20g. BMCRE 335, RIC 226, RSC 2. Obv: IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG; draped bust right. Rx: CONCORDIA; Concordia standing half-left, sacrificing from patera over lighted altar, holding double cornucopia, star to right.

Notes: Rare; Aquilia Severa's "Concordia standing" reverse is more often found with the star in the left field than the right (as on this specimen).

Provenance: Ex Roma II (2 October 2011) Lot 719; from a private German collection.1 commentsMichael K5

Lucilla (wife of Lucius Verus) AE Sesterius, struck 164-169 A.D.158 viewsObverse - LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG FB. Draped bust right.
Reverse - PIETAS. Pietas standing left, right hand over lighted altar and holding box of incense in left hand. S C in field
30 mm diam. 19.8g. RIC 1756
Reverse clearly shows the inverse portrait caused by a clashed die
sold 1-20181 commentsNORMAN K

Aelia Flaccilla 226 viewsAelia Flaccilla AE2. Struck 383 AD, Constantinople mint.

AEL FLACCILLA AVG, mantled bust right in elaborate headdress & necklace / SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated right, inscribing a christogram on shield resting on small column. T in right field, mintmark CON Epsilon. RIC 81 var (RIC lists T in left field only).

FLACILLA (Aelia), the first wife of Theodosius the Great; born in Spain, daughter of Antonius, prefect of Gaul, she was celebrated for her piety, and for her benevolence to the poor. Arcadius and Honorius were her sons by the above named emperor, who married her before his accession to the imperial throne.

She died in Thrace, A. D. 388. Her brass coins are of the lowest degree of rarity, her gold and silver most rare.

A half aureus of this empress's, on which she is styled AEL FLACILLA AVG, bears her head crowned with a diadem enriched with precious stones. - SALVS REIPVBLICAE is the legend, and a victory inscribing on a shield the monogram of Christ, is the type of the reverse.2 commentssuperflex

Poppaea, Billon Tetradrachm, Milne 21787 viewsNero & Poppaea
Augustus & Augusta, 62 - 65 A.D.

Coin: Billon Tetradrachm

Obverse: NEPΩ KΛAV KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AV, radiate bust of Nero, facing right.
Reverse: ΠΩΠΠAIA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust of Poppaea, facing right. LI in right field.

Weight: 12.61 g, Diameter: 23 x 22 x 3.8 mm, Die axis: 330�, Mint: Alexandria, Egypt, Year: 10 (LI = 63-64 A.D.), Reference: Milne 2171 commentsMasis

Faustina I AR denarius (148 AD)127 viewso/ DIVA-FAVSTINA, draped bust to the right, hair arranged in a chignon on top of the head.
r/ AVGV-STA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding long torch and raising robe with left hand.
3,28g. 17x18mm. 6h.
RIC III.3621 commentsAugustin Caron

Salonina, wife of Gallienus, Billion Antoninianus85 viewsObverse - CORN SALONINA AVG, diademed and draprd bust right, crescent behind
Reverse - VESTA AETERNA, Vesta, veiled, standing left, palladium in right, scepter in left, large flan
24 mm in dia.
sold 4-2018NORMAN K

Severina (Ulpia), AE-Antoninianus RIC V-I-018105 viewsSEVERINA AE Antoninianus. Cyzicus mint. 21 mm dia.
Obverse - SEVERINA AVG, diademed & draped bust right on crescent
Reverse - CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing left, holding two standards
mintmark XXI.NORMAN K

Domitia Longina131 viewsAE21 from Domitianopolis Sala

Diademed and draped bust, right, CEBACTH DOMITIA
Cybele seated, ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΠΟ CAΛHNΩΝ

Domitia was Domitian's mistress, then wife, then prisoner (banishment), then wife again, then assassin.

RPC 1344Blindado

Plautilla, Denarius, Rome 204 A.D.95 viewsPlautilla AR Denarius Rome RIC IV 369. Struck 204 A.D. 18 mm diam.
Obverse - PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA. Draped bust right
Reverse - VENVS VICTRIX. Venus standing left, brease exposed, holding apple and palm and resting left elbow on shield. Cupid standing left at her feet. Scarce1 commentsNORMAN K

Livia - Julia Augusta - Augustus 14-29 CE122 viewsGB71021. Bronze AE 16, Karbach Augusta 19,6; RPC I 4007; SNG BnF 1891; SNG Cop 69; SNGvA 5531 - 5532, F, Cilicia, Augusta mint, weight 3.549g, maximum diameter 15.9mm, die axis 0o, 20 - 29 A.D; obverse draped bust right; reverse capricorn left, holding globe, six-rayed star above, AYΓOYCTA/NΩN below;
sold 4-20181 commentsNORMAN K

PLOTINA, Wife of Trajan142 viewsThe Sestertius was minted in c. 112 AD in honour of Pompeia PLOTINA, the wife of TRAJAN (emperor from 98 to 117). Maybe the finest examples of its type to survive from ancient times. It is struck on a broad full flan and the only Plotina Sestertius in the SARTI 1906 sale from the BOLSENA HOARD of the 1890's. This specima sold in 1906 for Liire 1400 an incredible price for a Roman Bronze or any coin at this time. www.petitioncrown.com1 commentssunwukong

Fausta, AE Follis, RIC VII Cyzicus 4082 viewsFausta
Augusta, 323 - 326 A.D.
AE Follis, Silvered.

Obverse: FLAV MAX - FAVSTA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, wearing a necklace, facing right.
Reverse: SPES REIP-VBLICAE, Fausta, standing, facing left, holding her children, Constantine II and Constantius II to her breast.

Weight: 3.06 g, Diameter: 19 x 19 x 1.3 mm, Die axis: 0�, Mintmark: SMKB● (Cyzicus), struck between 325-326 A.D. References: RIC VII Cyzicus 40, Sear 16578

Rated Rare (R2)Masis

Julia Domna, AE20, Plotinopolis, Varbanov III 184273 viewsJulia Domna
Augusta, 193 - 217 A.D.

Coin: AE 20

Obverse: IOYΛIA ΔO CEBACTH, Draped Bust facing right.
Reverse: ΠΛΩTEINOΠOΛEITΩN, Tyche, standing, facing left, wearing a Kalathos upon her head, holding a Rudder with her right hand and a Cornucopia with her left.

Weight: 5.66 g, Diameter: 20.6 x 20.6 x 1.9 mm, Die axis: 20�, Mint: Plotinopolis (Didymoteicho), Thracia, Reference: Varbanov III 1842

Rated Rare (R9, 3- 5 examples known)

Plotinopolis was founded by Trajan and named after his wife, Pompeia Plotina.Masis

Julia Domna, AR Denarius, RIC IV 55374 viewsJulia Domna
Augusta, 193 - 217 A.D.

Coin: AR Denarius

Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust facing right.
Reverse: FORTVNAE FELICI, Fortuna, seated to the left, holding a Cornucopia with her right hand and a Rudder, upon the Globe, with her left.

Weight: 3.36 g, Diameter: 17 x 16.5 x 1.8 mm, Die axis: 200�, Mint: Rome, struck between 196 - 211 A.D. Reference: RIC IV 553Masis

Helena, AE Follis, RIC VII Trier 50883 viewsHelena
Augusta, 325 - 330 A.D.

Coin: AE Follis

Obverse: FL HELENA - AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust, facing right, wearing an ornamental Cloak and a Necklace.
Reverse: SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICE, Securitas, standing, facing left, holding an Olive branch with her right hand and holding the end of her Stola with her left.

Weight: 3.30 g, Diameter: 18.2 x 17.6 x 1.4 mm, Die axis: 210�, Mintmark: STRE (Trier), struck between 327-328 A.D. Reference: RIC VII Trier 508Masis

Severina, AE Antoninianus, RIC V, I 1359 viewsSeverina
Augusta, 274 - 275 A.D.

Coin: AE Antoninianus

Obverse: SEVERINAE AVG, diademed and draped bust facing right, upon a Crescent.
Reverse: CONCO-RDIAE MILITVM, Concordia, standing, facing left, holding a Vexillum in each hand. III in the right field. XXI in exergue.

Weight: 4.68 g, Diameter: 22.4 x 22 x 1.3 mm, Die axis: 190�, Mint: Siscia, Reference: RIC V, I 13Masis

Lucilla, AE Sestertius, RIC III 175072 viewsLucilla
Augusta, 164 - 169 A.D.

Coin: AE Sestertius

Obverse: LVCILLA AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust facing right.
Reverse: IVNO REGINA, Juno, standing, facing left, holding a Patera with her right hand and a Sceptre with her left. A Peacock, to the left. S - C across the fields.

Weight: 23.87 g, Diameter: 30 x 29.3 x 4.7 mm, Die axis: 160�, Mint: Rome, struck between 164 - 169 A.D. Referencee: RIC III 1750, Note: A metal detecting find, near Marlborough in the County of Wiltshire, England in April 2013

Rated ScarceMasis

Lucilla, AE Sestertius, RIC III 177877 viewsLucilla
Augusta, 164 - 169 A.D.

Coin: AE Sestertius

Obverse: LVCILLA - AVGVSTA, draped bust facing right.
Reverse: VENVS GENETRIX, Venus, seated to the left, holding an Apple with her right hand over Cupid,who raises his hands to it, to the left and holding a Sceptre with her left hand. S - C across the fields.

Weight: 18.49 g, Diameter: 27.6 x 27.6 x 3.4 mm, Die axis: 340�, Mint: Rome, struck between 164 - 169 A.D, Reference: RIC III 1778Masis

Julia Maesa, AR Denarius, RIC IV 26873 viewsJulia Maesa
As Augusta, 218 - 223 A.D.

Coin: AR Denarius

Obverse: IVLIA MAESA AVG, diademed and draped bust facing right.
Reverse: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia, seated to the left, lifting up her Veil from her shoulder with her right hand and holding a Sceptre with her left.

Weight: 2.34 g, Diameter: 20 x 18 x 0.8 mm, Die axis: 210�, Mint: Rome, struck between 218 - 222 A.D. Reference: RIC IV 268Masis

Galeria Valeria, AE Follis, RIC VI Thessalonica 3683 viewsGaleria Valeria
Augusta, 308-311 A.D.

Coin: AE Follis

Obverse: GAL VALE-RIA AVG, laureate, draped bust facing right, wearing a Necklace. Seen from the front.
Reverse: VENERI V-ICTRICI, Venus, standing, facing left, holding an Apple with her right hand and lifting her Stola with her left. ✳ - Γ across the fields.

Weight: 4.89 g, Diameter: 26.2 x 26.4 x 1.3 mm, Die axis: 0�, Mintmark: ●SM●TS● (Thessalonica), struck between 308-310 A.D. Reference: RIC VI Thessalonica 36Masis

Faustina I, AR Denarius, RIC III 38490 viewsFaustina I ("the Elder")
Augusta, 138 - 140 A.D.

Coin: AR Denarius

Obverse: DIVA FAV-STINA, draped bust facing right.
Reverse: CONSECRA-TIO, a Peacock, standing to the right, upon a Sceptre, its head turned to the left.

Weight: 2.93 g, Diameter: 16.9 x 16.6 x 1.6 mm, Die axis: 330�, Mint: Rome, posthumous issue, struck between 141 - 146 A.D. Reference: RIC III 384Masis

Otacilia Severa, AE Sestertius, RIC IV 203a84 viewsOtacilia Severa
Augusta, 244 - 249 A.D.

Coin: AE Sestertius

Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust facing right.
Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia, seated to the left, holding a Patera with her right hand and a Double Cornucopia with her left. S C in exergue.

Weight: 14.87 g, Diameter: 27 x 26 x 3.2 mm, Die axis: 30�, Mint: Rome, struck in 248 A.D. Reference: RIC IV 203aMasis

Galeria Valeria, daughter of Diocletian, wife of co-Emporer Galeria, Cyzicus mint, Turkey 308-309 AD134 viewsBust: Right facing, diademed, no crescent.
Obverse: GALVALERIAAVG
Reverse: VENERIVICTRICI
Type: Venus standing left, holding apple and raising skirt.

Mint = MKV = Cyzicus. Turkey.

Mark = triangle
308 -309 AD. (according to Aorta)

She doesn't come across as a great beauty in other busts, but I think she's rather beautiful in this version. She has a sad expression in her eyes, as if she can see what's coming for her...
Banjaxed

Poppaea, Nero and Poppaea, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt116 viewsBillon tetradrachm, RPC I 5282, Geissen 168, Kampmann 14.85, Milne 223, SRCV I 2002, F, centered, toned, flat strike, Alexandria mint, weight 12.875g, maximum diameter 25.4mm, die axis 0o, 64 - 65 A.D.; obverse NEPΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AY, radiate head right; reverse ΠOΠΠAIA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust of Poppaea right, date L IA right (year 11)
Poppaea was renowned for her beauty and voluptuous extravagance. Nero divorced his first wife Octavia to marry her in 62 A.D. Three years later, in a fit of anger, Nero kicked her in the abdomen. Pregnant, she died from her injuries. Others speculate that she simply died while giving birth.
sold 1-20181 commentsNORMAN K

ORBIANA. Wife of Severus Alexander.137 viewsAE Sestertius. 17.28 gm, 12h. Struck 225 AD. Diademed and draped bust right. SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG / Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera in extended right hand and cradling double cornucopiae in left arm. CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, S C in exergue. RIC IV 655 (Severus Alexander); Banti 1; BMCRE 293 (Severus Alexander); Cohen 4.

Triton VIII, Lot: 1056 . From the Michael Weller Collection. Ex Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 100, 20 November 2000), lot 199; George Bauer Collection (Glendining, 23 January 1963), lot 1378; M. L. Vierordt Collection (J. Schulman, 5 March 1923), lot 2068 ; H. C. Hoskier Collection (J. Hirsch XX, 13 November 1907). 1 commentsbenito

THEODORA. Struck c.A.D.337 - 340 after her death. AE4 of Treveri (Trier).96 viewsObverse: FL MAX THEODORAE AVG. Laureate and draped bust of Theodora facing right.
Reverse: PIETAS ROMANA. Pietas standing facing right, holding child in arms; in exergue, �TRP�.
Struck under Constantine II.
RIC VIII : 65.
Found in Cambridgeshire, England

Little is known about Theodora. She was the daughter or step-daughter of Maximianus and married Constantius I c.A.D.292. Theodora and Constantius had six children whose names were Flavius Dalmatius, Julius Constantius, Hannibalianus, Constantia, Anastasia and Eutropia. This coin was struck after her death, as were all her coins, under Constantine II, Constantius II and Constans, the sons of Constantine I.*Alex

FAUSTINA II, JUNIOR. Commemorative denarius of Rome. Struck A.D.176-180 under Marcus Aurelius.144 viewsObverse: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA. Draped bust of Faustina Junior facing right.
Reverse: CONSECRATIO. Peacock standing facing right.
Diameter: 18mm | Weight: 3.24gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC III : 744 | RSC : 71a

Annia Galeria Faustina was the youngest daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. She married Marcus Aurelius in A.D.145 and was given the title of Augusta on the birth of her first child in A.D.146. She went on to have several more children, one of whom was the future emperor Commodus. In A.D.175 Faustina accompanied Marcus Aurelius on his journey to the East but she died at Halala, a village at the foot of the Taurus Mountains.1 comments*Alex

MARINIANA. Commemorative AR Antoninianus of Rome. Struck A.D.253 - 254 under Valerian I.133 viewsObverse: DIVAE MARINIANAE. Diademed and veiled bust of Mariniana, resting on crescent, facing right.
Reverse: CONSECRATIO. Mariniana being borne to heaven seated on the back of a peacock flying right.
Diameter: 21mm | Weight: 2.18gms | Die Axis: 6
RIC V i : 6
RARE

Mariniana was the wife of Valerian I but it would seem that she must have died before he became emperor because all of her coins are posthumous commemoratives.1 comments*Alex

Matidia, niece of Trajan, mother of Sabina175 views� Sestertius (25.51g, �35mm, 6h), Rome mint. Struck AD 113-117.
MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE F, draped diademed bust of Matidia facing right.
PIETAS AVGST (around) S C (in ex.), Pietas standing left, placing her hands on the heads of two children.
RIC (Trajan) 761 [R3]; Cohen 11 (350 Fr.); Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 107:112
ex Ibercoins, Madrid

Matidia was the daughter of Trajan's sister Marciana and thus niece of Trajan, born about AD 68. She assumed the title of Augusta upon the death of her mother in 112. On reverse, Matidia, as Pietas, with her daughters Matidia the younger and Sabina, future wife of Hadrian. After her death in 119, a temple was dedicated to her on the forum of Trajan. 3 commentsCharles S

Agrippina93 viewsArthur S2

MUSA, Parthia: Phraatakes and Musa, 2 BC to $ AD84 viewsBI tdr., 12,56gr, 28,1mm; Sellwood 58.1var.(month), Shore 323, Sunrise 403var.;
mint: Seleukia; axis: 12h;
obv.: bare-headed, left, w/broad 4 layer diadem and ribbon; at the ribbon end year date BIT(?)=1 AD; short hair in 2 waves, mustache, medium-long tapered beard; wart; earring, multiple necklace; cuirass w/collar adorned by a suite of opposing dashes; traces of goddess in the right and left upper field; legend: BACI ΛEΩ C BACI ΛEΩ N only partially visible; dotted border 8 to 10:30h;
rev.: female head, right, w/tiara and double diadem below, 2 loops and 2 ribbons; the tiara consists of 5 large pearls in a row, above a row of 8 smaller pearls and above them another row of medium-sized pearls - the remainder of the tiara is off the flan; earrings and a pearl necklace, multiple necklace below, 2 more strings of pearls across the breast, the shoulders are covered by a folded robe; between the diadem ribbons and the neck the letters ΔAI=ΔAIΣIOY (May); legend: Θ EAC O(YPANIAC MOYCHC) BACI
Λ ICHC; dotted border 5 to 10h; very dark patina;

ex: The New York Sale XXXIV (2014)

The Italian slave girl Musa came to Parthia as part of a peace deal between the Emperor Augustus and King Phraates IV in 20 BC. She bore him a son, Phraatakes, and soon rose in his favor from concubine to queen. To rid herself of competition she persuaded the king to send his other sons to Rome for safety. In 2 BC she and her son poisoned Phraates IV, and Phraatakes became king. Much to the shock of the Romans and Greeks, she proceded to marry her son and became co-ruler but the blissful arrangement lasted only six years. The disgusted Parthian nobility deposed the couple in 4 AD. Phraatakes escaped to Syria were he died soon after. Musa was never heard of again.
2 commentsSchatz

Elymais: Queen Ulfan and Orodes IV, 2nd half of 2nd cent. AD45 viewsAE 14, 3,26gr., 14,16mm;
Van�t Haaff 17.1.1-1a,b, Alram 488;
mint: Susa, axis: 12h;
obv.: head of Orodes IV facing left, w/2-strand diadem and 2 ribbons; hair tied in a large bun on top, side hair brushed back, mustache, med.-long pointed beard; necklace; traces of lettering in lower left field; dotted border 6 - 7:30h;
rev.: bust of Queen Ulfan w/hair tied in a long braid, facing left; necklace; garment w/shoulder pads; in left field Aramaic letters meaning �Ulfan�; dotted border 7:30 - 14h;
black patina on both sides.
Schatz

Julia domna & Septimius Severus 161a 200ad - 201ad11 viewsJulia Domna & Septimius Severus , 161a , 200ad - 201ad , 161a
weight 3 grams
diameter - 18mm
Silver denarius
Rome mint
double struck
Rare

2 commentsGarry C

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