Ancients => Julia Domna ... great coin, but sad story

Super looking coin, but very sad family tale ...

Julia Domna. Augusta, AR Antoninianus
Rome mint
AD 193-217
Struck under Caracalla AD 215-217
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 5.76 grams
Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent
Reverse: LVNA LVCIFERA, Luna, with fold of drapery floating around and above head, driving biga of horses left
Reference: RIC IV 379a (Caracalla); RSC 106a
Other: 1h … VF





... pretty cool coin, eh?

=> please feel free to post your examples (I wanna see your coins!!)

 

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Well, I've already posted Julia's youngest son, Geta ... but here is everybody's favourite big-brother, Caracalla (with Luna riding in a biga, just like Mommy's coin) ...






... geez, I absolutely love this Caracalla coin!!

 

I had a Julia Domna through today but not a lovely Ant. like Steve's coin, just a plain old denarius but it was accompanied by another denarius of her husband. Both eastern and quite common but of decent grade.

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:-- L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right
Rev:-- IVST-ITIA, Justitia (Justice) seated left with patera & scepter
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 199-202
Reference:-- RIC 505. RSC 251



Julia Domna denarius
Obv:-- IVLIA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right
Rev:-- VESTAE SANCTAE, Vesta standing left, veiled, patera in right, sceptre in left
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 195-198
Reference:-- BMCRE 622-624. RIC IV 648. RSC 246



Martin

 

Got 16 domnas, only few shared since I keep cheap ones I picked up for trade stock.

My only Ant. of domna which I got cheap. Would love one like steves but I am content with this.


Julia Domna (194 - 217 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, Diademed and draped bust right, resting on crescent.
R: VENVS GENETRIX, Venus seated left holding hand out, and scepter.
Rome
5g
23mm
RIC 388a

 

Martin => thanks for the coin-compliment ... oh, and thanks for posting your great coins (there is nuthin' "plain" about either of those coins!!)

 

Thanks Mat ... ummm, but "16" Domnas!!? (wow dude, apparently you really like the ladies, eh?)



great coin, that's the spirit!! (thanks for posting, brother)

 

Great coin!


I was wondering if you were the one who won this...

I think I was the underbidder on this coin.

 

The rest of the coins in this thread have more eye appeal than the Domnas I usually go after.

Julia Domna denarius
Obv:– IVLA (sic) DOMNA AVG, Draped bust right, hair tied in bun behind
Rev:– VIRTVS AVG COS II, Roma, seated left on shield, holding Victory and spear
Minted in Alexandria, A.D. 194
References:– RIC - (Unlisted Hybrid with reverse from Sept. Sev. 350I (which is R2))

A rare coin type with only a handful of specimens known.

Very shiny making it difficult to get a decnt image.

 

The first reverse looks like the chariot driver has one of the world's first drag parachutes...

 

Sorry dude ... hey, but if you didn't win it, then at least I'm glad that one of us won it, eh?

 

Of course I like the ladies but getting a domna denarius for $15-$25 and then using them for trade a double what I paid for works for me.

Majority is crummy Junos and Pietas....

 

My only Julia Domna:

 

Martin's Jula from Alexandria with the COSII dating on reverse (think about it: How many women were Consul......Hummmm?) is a great and rare coin! I have a few different but rare ones.

The Syrian mint sometimes called Emesa also used the same misspelling IVLA on these two.



Emesa also has some IICOS reverse dies that Julia shared with Septimius. The coin is doublestruck so the odd reading on the obverse is not significant.


Finally, my Favorite Julia is a junky Emesa with reverse VICTOR IVST AVG which is a rare legend for Septimius but none of his show Victory seated. Perhaps they existed but all are lost to time??? This coin is listed in Cohen because the other known one is in the Paris (French National) collection. I was told once that mine is slightly nicer than theirs but I have never seen a photo so can not say for sure. This is the coin I bought on eBay as part of a lot of 34 junky denarii. Only real hardcore collectors buy a lot of 34 to get one coin.

 

Doug, what's up with the reverse of that last one? The upper body looks strangely sharp in comparison to the rest of the coin.

 

I also have a II COS from Emesa though it is quite scrappy...

Obv:– IVLIA DOMNA AVG, Draped bust right
Rev:– MONETAE AVG II COS, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194
Reference(s) – RIC -; BMCRE -; RSC -.

One of the rare dated reverse series. The third known example, others in Paris and Vienna. Die match to the Paris example.




Alexandria also sometimes mis-spelled IVLIA

Obv:– IVLA (sic) DOMNA AVG, Draped bust right, hair tied in bun behind
Rev:– VENERI VICTI (sic), Venus, nude with drapery falling below hips, standing with back turned, head right, resting left arm on low column, holding an apple in extended right hand and palm, sloping upward to left in left hand: coil of drapery falls over column
Minted in Alexandria, A.D. 194
RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE -.

 

Great lookin' and fascinating coins, gang (thanks for posting them) ...

=> it is always way more fun when we get to see a wide variety of coins!!

 

Doug's great IVST AVG coin looks like a slightly uneven strike.

 

Nice coin, Bing!!

=> yup, we all knew that it was coming!! (the good ol' cracked-flan gag)