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Auction 123  31 Mar - 2 Apr 2020
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Lot 3408

Estimate: 200 AUD
Price realized: 120 AUD
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JULIA DOMNA, Augusta, wife of Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-217), AE sestertius, issued 213, Rome mint, (22.80 g), obv. draped bust to right of Julia Domna, around IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, rev. Juno standing facing, head left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and vertical sceptre in left, at feet to left, peacock standing left, head right, around IVNO, S C across, (S.7113, RIC 584, C.85, BMC 206, Banti 18). Brown patina, nearly very fine and rare.

Ex Mathew Rich Collection and estate of Wayne C. Philips (CNG Auction 349, 22 April 2015 (lot 447) and Auction 412 January 17, 2018 (lot 583).

From an issue unusual in its rendering of Juno's name in the Accusative Case. Banti records only one example with the peacock's head turned right.
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