Zenobia
Antoninianus
IVNO REGINA
Mint : Antioch?
S ZNOBIA AVG
Bust of Zenobia to the right, draped and set on a crescent, wearing stephane.
IVNO REGINA
Juno standing left holding patera with right hand and patera with left. At her feet a peacock with head right. A star in left of field.
The head of the peacock seems, after examination, always turned to the right. A copy seen with the head on the left but whose strange style makes me place it in the category of modern fake.
Variants
IVNO R - EGINA
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IVNO R - EGINA
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Variation of legend break on the reverse, which I chose to note as R - EGINA. It could also be noted R - E - GINA, but the space between the E and the G is too small to conclude a clean cut. Especially since the scepter does not cross this space. Same comment for the peacock's head as on type AYC # 1.
Antoninianus
IVNO REGINA With reverse mark
Mint : Antioch?
Variants
Reverse E greek
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IVNO RGINA
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Marks
Variant that I discovered with the E of the reverse that I identified as a Greek E, as on the obverse. Only one copy seen. Coin sold by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 100, lot 406, 20.11.2000, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=74391, link to their website: https://www.lanz.com/. Diameter and weight informations from the only coin known actually.
Variants
G ZENOBIA AVG (imitative?)
G ZENOBIA AVG
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Marks
Variant with G instead of S on the reverse. Noted G because the form resembles this letter. Probably a S degenerate because the coin is of an unusual style and could be an imitation. Its low weight of only 2.32 grs also directs me to this choice.
Variants
Without star
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IVNO R?GINA
without star at left.
Marks
A copy seen, very worn, cant confirm E or on the reverse. At the location of the star, there is a raised shape, but it is most likely a deposit or an effect caused by the holes on the surface. The RIC mentioned a starless variant that most people today consider to be a mistake. Diameter and weight informations from the only known copy. Link to this coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1683348.