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ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Empire, Rome mint, AV aureus, Julia Domna (193-217 AD), struck 193-196 AD, very

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ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Empire, Rome mint, AV aureus, Julia Domna (193-217 AD), struck 193-196 AD, very
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ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Empire, Rome mint, AV aureus, Julia Domna (193-217 AD), struck 193-196 AD, very rare, NGC Choice MS, strike 5/5, surface 5/5, ex-Mirabilis. RIC IV.I (Septimius Severus) 536; Calicó-2641. 7.18 grams. 20 mm. IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust of Julia Domna right, seen from front, wearing the characteristic plaited coiffure gathered into a large chignon at the back of the head / VENERI VICTR, Venus Callipyge standing right, drapery below posterior, palm branch cradled in left arm and apple in outstretched right hand, left elbow resting on a low column.

Exceptional Choice Mint State example with flawless 5/5 strike and 5/5 surfaces. The portrait of Julia Domna is boldly struck with remarkable detail in the intricate hairstyle, while the Venus Callipyge reverse is beautifully centered and fully rendered, creating outstanding visual appeal.

Julia Domna, born in Emesa in Roman Syria, was the daughter of the hereditary high priest of the sun god Elagabal in one of the wealthiest caravan cities of the eastern Roman world. Celebrated for her beauty, intellect, and education, she was said to possess a horoscope predicting marriage to a king. Septimius Severus learned of this prophecy while serving in Syria and quickly arranged the marriage. When Severus became emperor in AD 193, Julia was elevated to Augusta and became one of the most influential empresses of the Roman world, acting as a trusted advisor and patron of philosophy, literature, and the arts, helping foster a cultural revival in Rome. After the assassination of her son Caracalla in AD 217, and already weakened by illness, the remarkable empress soon passed away, closing the life of one of the most powerful and cultured women of the Roman imperial era.

Featured on back cover of printed catalog. Pedigreed to the Mirabilis Collection, Heritage Auction 3094 of August 2021 (lot 32052); Künker Auction 347 of March 2021 (lot 1175); and Leu Numismatik Auction 86 of May 2003 (lot 894).
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