Zenobia, 2nd Wife of Odenathus

AR Antoninianus, 3.68g.  20mm.  Antioch,  late April-early Summer, 272 A.D.  S ZENOBIA AVG.  Diademed and draped bust of Zenobia to right on a crescent.  Rev. IVNO REGINA; H in exergue.  Juno standing to left holding scepter and patera; peacock and star in fields to left.  RIC 2. Carson, “Antoniniani of Zenobia,” in Quaderni Ticinesi, VII, 1978, nos. 5-6.    Thin die break from Zenobia’s mouth to edge at 4:00.    Exceptional quality and with nearly full silvering intact.  This is among the finest known examples for Zenobia.

 

Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, New York, Auction 25, 1990, lot 457.

Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 64, 2012, lot 1266.