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Aureus with bust of Julia Domna, struck under Septimius Severus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–196
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.23 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.2020
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Julia Domna, draped, right, head bare with large chignon at back.
IVLIA DO MNA AVG
Reverse: Venus, with drapery falling below hips, standing with back turned, head right, resting left arm on low column, holding apple in extended right and and palm in left.
VENERI VICTR
IVLIA DO MNA AVG
Reverse: Venus, with drapery falling below hips, standing with back turned, head right, resting left arm on low column, holding apple in extended right and and palm in left.
VENERI VICTR
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction 12, June 11-13, 1953, lot 835 [as ex G. Bauer Collection]); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 10, 1953, for $ 467.88