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Auction 54 11 Jan 2022
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Julia Domna, with Geta, as Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.36 g), Augusta, AD 193-217. Rome, under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 201/2. IVLIA AVGSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right. Reverse: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta right. RIC 571; BMC 60; RSC 1. Very Rare. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP
The dynastic types of the Severan dynasty have long been favorites amongst collectors of Roman Imperial coinage. They come in various permutations, different metals, and from different Imperial mints. The purpose was to legitimate the Severan dynasty after the tumultuous reign of Commodus and the subsequent years of civil war, and to sustain the idea of dynastic rule that had been reestablished by Marcus Aurelius, whom Severus claimed was his father. It appears that all of the Severan dynastic issues were struck at the same time, in AD 201/2, at the time that Severus and Caracalla assumed the joint consulate for AD 202.
Ex Leu 59 (17 May 1994), 301; Grenia (Arnold) (21 November 1984), 82; Lansky I, 92.
The dynastic types of the Severan dynasty have long been favorites amongst collectors of Roman Imperial coinage. They come in various permutations, different metals, and from different Imperial mints. The purpose was to legitimate the Severan dynasty after the tumultuous reign of Commodus and the subsequent years of civil war, and to sustain the idea of dynastic rule that had been reestablished by Marcus Aurelius, whom Severus claimed was his father. It appears that all of the Severan dynastic issues were struck at the same time, in AD 201/2, at the time that Severus and Caracalla assumed the joint consulate for AD 202.
Ex Leu 59 (17 May 1994), 301; Grenia (Arnold) (21 November 1984), 82; Lansky I, 92.