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You guys are awesome. Great help in identifying my previous post. This is another one - a silver denarius? I vaguely remember that the head be Julia...Julia Domina (Domna?) - something like that... Thanks.   |
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Julia Domna Denarius. 194 AD. IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right / VENERI VICTR, Venus standing right, naked to waist, leaning on column to left, holding palm and apple.
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Thanks jwharper.
Just checked out your Gallery. Very impressive collection. You have some great examples.
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Beautiful coin!  |
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Thank you for the compliments. This looks like an exceptional coin.
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Not only is this coin in nice shape but the style is very good also. There is quite a bit of variation available on these even if you only consider the coins of the Rome mint (it was struck also at Emesa and Alexandria). Julia varies from young and rounded to old and harsh but all of these coins were made in only about three years (193-196). It is the most common of the early period Domna denarii.  The type also comes in two denominations of bronzes.  |
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Julia varies from young and rounded to old and harsh Makes one wonder about how she may have really looked. I prefer to think of her as young and dainty, but that's just my imagination. On the OP coin, the reverse is done very well. The buttocks are round and seem to be to scale. The engraver was generous with her proportions and made her look voluptuous. |
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The top right looks like Susan B in Agony.
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Was Julia Septimus Severus' wife? Why were there coins minted for her? Was this typical, that wives would be featured on coins?
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Julia Domna was the wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Geta and Caracalla. She died in exile of either as a result of breast cancer or after a self-imposed hunger strike following Caracalla's murder.
There are several wives/mothers featured on Roman coins either as a result of being the power behind the throne or having influenced the successions in obvious ways. Some were just revered by their husbands or sons. You can easily make a sub-collection out of collecting the women of Rome.
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