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Roman Imperial - Julia Paula (219-220)
Denarius (220 AD) (Rome)
Description
Obv. Draped bust right
IVLIA PAVLA AVG B
Rev. Concordia seated left, holding a patera in her right hand
CONCORDIA
Ref. : RIC 211, Cohen 6
XF
Metal: Silver
20.00 mm - 3.00 gr
Denarius (220 AD) (Rome)
Description
Obv. Draped bust right
IVLIA PAVLA AVG B
Rev. Concordia seated left, holding a patera in her right hand
CONCORDIA
Ref. : RIC 211, Cohen 6
XF
Metal: Silver
20.00 mm - 3.00 gr
Julia Cornelia Paula came from a distinguished Romano-Syrian family and seems to have been both attractive and intelligent; she was picked to be the wife of Elagabalus by Julia Maesa, probably in hopes that she might be able to stabilize him. In the end she was unable to control him and was divorced in 220