Five Julias of Ancient Rome Collection

so....this ain't no new idea at all...

 

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that's a nice collection of the Julia's D Ray.. i've only got the Domna type so far Ae lymes Julia Domna

 

Don't forget the other Julia from the Severan dynasty -- Julia Aquilia Severa!


Julia Aquilia Severa, AD 220-222.
Roman AR denarius; 3.18 gm, 19 mm, 6 h.
Rome, AD 220-222.
Obv: IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: CONCORDIA, Concordia standing left, sacrificing with patera over altar and holding double cornucopiae; star in left field.
Refs: RIC 225; BMCRE 336; Cohen 2; Thirion 476; RCV --; CRE 458.

 

That's a nice group of Julia DR!!!

I have a very difficult time keeping all the Julias straight. I know the Julia sisters, but I"m kind of lost on the rest.


Julia Domna



Julia Maesa

 

Wonderful acquisitions, @Deacon Ray. I really like all your choices but my favorite two are the Maesa and Mamaea for the portraits. I don't have either of them... still on The List.

Surely you don't mean these sweet boys?

 

This was found in a marble sarcophagus with the skeleton of a girl, on the Via Valeria in Tivoli. It was apparently the child's toy.

 

Actually there is a sixth Julia within the Severan dynasty. The preferred wife of Elagabalus was Julia Aquilia Severa:




[Oops. I posted this before I got to page 2. RC had the same idea.]

 

Nice display, D-Ray and others! I need more Julias

Domna:

Julia Domna
AR denarius, 19.5mm, 3.17 gm, 6h. Rome mint
Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 207-211
Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; draped bust right
Rev: Fecunditas or Tellus (Earth) reclining left under tree, resting arm on basket of fruit and placing hand on celestial orb; standing before her are four children representing the Four Seasons
Ref: RIC IV 549 (Septimius Severus); RSC 35
ex R.H. Collection

Maesa:

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa
CE 218-224/5
AE 27, 12.71g (11h)
Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Rev: TVRIORVM Dido (?) standing left on deck of galley sailing right, extending right hand and holding cornucopia in left; to left, helmsman bending left over rudder (?); to right, sailor extending right hand and holding curved staff in left; stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, [two murex shells] in exergue
Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408

Mamaea:

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea
year 13, CE 233/4
tetradrachm, 24 mm, 14.36 gm
Obv: IOVMAMAIACEBMHTECEKCTPA; Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Rev: Serapis enthroned left, holding scepter, extending his right hand toward Cerberus seated at his feet; on throneback, Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm frond; L IΓ (date) to left, palm frond to right
Ref: Emmett 3226.13 (R4); Köln 2540; Dattari (Savio) 4517; K&G 64.119


MACEDON, Pella. Julia Mamaea
Triassarion; 27 mm, 12.46 gm
Obv: IVL MAMAEA AVG; draped bust of Julia Mamaea to right, wearing stephane
Rev: COL IA AVS PELLA; nude Pan seated right on rocks, the left arm around his head and holding lagobolon in his right arm; in right field, large syrinx
AMNG -. Varbanov -. An apparently unpublished variety with Pan to right. [<--this per the auction house; I have not checked references]

Aquilia Severa (Julia Aquilia Severa):

EGYPT, Alexandria. Aquilia Severa
year 5, CE 221/2
tetradrachm, 23.5 mm, 11.57 gm
Obv: draped bust right
Rev: head of Zeus Ammon right; L-E
Ref: Emmett 3025.5, R3; Geissen 2376; Dattari 4186

 

JULIA FLAVIA TITI:

RI Julia Flavia Titi Diva 90-91 CE d-Titus uncleDomitian AE Sestert 33mm 20.4g - Carpentum mules SPQR - SC

JULIA AQUILA SEVERA:

RI Julia Aquila Severa 220-222 CE AE 4th Wife Elagabalus

 

I'll contribute my Severan Julias:

Julia Domna:


Her sister, Julia Maesa:



Julia Maesa's daughter, Julia Soaemias:



Julia Soaemias' daughter-in law, Julia Paula:



Julia Soaemias' subsequent daughter-in-law, Julia Aquilia Severa, after her son Elagabalus divorced the first one.



Julia Maesa's other daughter, Julia Mamaea:

 

also known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14. WIKIPEDIA


RI Alexandria Livia,
wife of Augustus
Diobol CE 1-2 Æ 23.5mm 7.46g.
Rev. Athena holding Nike Sheild
ex Dattari-Savio Pl. 3 60-this coin
RPC pag. 692-5-this coin
RARE

 

Nice Julias @Deacon Ray, and as usual top notch display

Here are my Julias and non Julias in the severan dynasty

Domna :



Paula :



Soemias :



Maesa :



Mamaea :



Plautilla :



Orbiana :


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All of my Severan Julias (i.e. my grandmother, my aunts & great aunt, and lots of my mother):

 

all Julia's look very nice!