Julia Domna Roman Imperial Coin 160-217

AR Denarius AE3 AG

Country/Type: Anctient Roman

Denomination: AR Denarius

Empress: Julia Domna (of the Severan dynasty)

Material/Fineness: Silver

Mint: Rome Mint 196 - 211 A.D,

References: BMCRE IV [Pius] 1120; RIC III [Pius] 1081; Cohen II 282; SRCV II 4677

Obverse - IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.

Reverse - VENUS FELIX (Venus the Fortunate), Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple in right hand and drawing drapery from shoulder.

Images are of the coin listed, so please inspect these carefully for conditioning of coin

Julia Domna- the daughter of Bassinius, the high Priest of the cult of the sun God Baal at Emesa in Syria. She was beautiful and highly intelligent. She married Septimus Severus between AD 185-87 and bore him two sons Caracalla and Geta. She had an enormous impact on the intellectual development of the Empire. After the murder of her son Greta by his sibling Caracalla, she committed suicide by starvation.