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Julia Domna (AD 193-217). AV aureus (20mm, 7.27 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 196-211. IVLIA-AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right, seen from front, wearing helmet-like wig of plaits, large chignon at back of head / MA-TER-DEVM, Cybele enthroned left, branch outward in right hand, resting left elbow on drum; lion crouching left on either side of throne. RIC IV.I (Septimius Severus) 565. Calicó 2629. Brilliant and lustrous, exhibiting clear flow lines in the fields.
Ex Property of B.R.S., United Kingdom (Roma Numismatics, Auction XVI, 26 September 2018), lot 763; Roma Numismatics XV (5 April 2018), lot 589
Julia Domna was of Syrian-Arab ancestry; 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. Upon Severus' ascension as Roman Emperor in AD 193, Julia was named Augusta and became his closest advisor and confidant. Her love of art, learning, and philosophy manifested in a cultural Renaissance in Rome.
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Estimate: 15000-25000 USD
Julia Domna (AD 193-217). AV aureus (20mm, 7.27 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 196-211. IVLIA-AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right, seen from front, wearing helmet-like wig of plaits, large chignon at back of head / MA-TER-DEVM, Cybele enthroned left, branch outward in right hand, resting left elbow on drum; lion crouching left on either side of throne. RIC IV.I (Septimius Severus) 565. Calicó 2629. Brilliant and lustrous, exhibiting clear flow lines in the fields.
Ex Property of B.R.S., United Kingdom (Roma Numismatics, Auction XVI, 26 September 2018), lot 763; Roma Numismatics XV (5 April 2018), lot 589
Julia Domna was of Syrian-Arab ancestry; 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. Upon Severus' ascension as Roman Emperor in AD 193, Julia was named Augusta and became his closest advisor and confidant. Her love of art, learning, and philosophy manifested in a cultural Renaissance in Rome.
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HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-25000 USD