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Julia Domna (AD 193-217). AV aureus (21mm, 7.31 gm, 11h). NGC Gem MS 5/5 - 5/5. Rome, ca. AD 198-200. IVLIA-AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right, seen from front, wearing helmet-like wig of plaits, large chignon at back of head / HIL-A-RITAS, Hilaritas, draped, standing facing, head left, grounded long palm in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left. RIC IV.I (Septimius Severus) 556. Calicó 2615 (same obv. die). Sharp, shimmering, and fully lustrous. A truly spectacular coin in hand.
From The Monaco Collection. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1121
Julia Domna was of Syrian-Arab ancestry, as the daughter of the hereditary high priest of Elagabal at Emesa, a wealthy caravan city in the Syrian desert. Beautiful, cultured and highly educated, she was made even more of a "prize" by a horoscope that proclaimed she would marry a king. Septimius Severus probably encountered her family while serving as a general in Syria in the AD 180s; when he learned of the horoscope, he immediately wrote to her father and secured her hand in marriage.
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Estimate: 30000-40000 USD
Julia Domna (AD 193-217). AV aureus (21mm, 7.31 gm, 11h). NGC Gem MS 5/5 - 5/5. Rome, ca. AD 198-200. IVLIA-AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right, seen from front, wearing helmet-like wig of plaits, large chignon at back of head / HIL-A-RITAS, Hilaritas, draped, standing facing, head left, grounded long palm in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left. RIC IV.I (Septimius Severus) 556. Calicó 2615 (same obv. die). Sharp, shimmering, and fully lustrous. A truly spectacular coin in hand.
From The Monaco Collection. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1121
Julia Domna was of Syrian-Arab ancestry, as the daughter of the hereditary high priest of Elagabal at Emesa, a wealthy caravan city in the Syrian desert. Beautiful, cultured and highly educated, she was made even more of a "prize" by a horoscope that proclaimed she would marry a king. Septimius Severus probably encountered her family while serving as a general in Syria in the AD 180s; when he learned of the horoscope, he immediately wrote to her father and secured her hand in marriage.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-julia-domna-ad-193-217-av-aureus-21mm-731-gm-11h-ngc-gem-ms-5-5-5-5/a/3094-32053.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 30000-40000 USD