Julia Domna. Denarius; Julia Domna; Rome, 198-202 AD, Denarius, 3.19g. BM-84, C-185=187, RIC-578. Obv: IVLIA - AVGVSTA Bust draped r. Rx: VENERI GE - NETRICI Venus Genetrix standing l. holding patera and scepter. From the Philip Ashton Collection, purchased in October 1998. The epithet Genetrix characterizes Venus as the mother of the gens Iulia, the family of Julius Caesar. Scarce: 22 specimens in Reka Devnia hoard.. EF