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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2645677, member: 75937&quot;]Domna&#039;s sestertii under Caracalla are easier to come by, so I always enjoy seeing her large bronzes issued under Septimius Severus. Moreover, I&#039;m a sucker for Venus on coins, so I particularly found [USER=80783]@Julius Germanicus[/USER] &#039;s sestertius appealing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my favorite Venus sestertius of Julia Domna:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]584462[/ATTACH] </p><p>Rome, AD 194, issue 4</p><p>21.41 gm, 28.8 mm</p><p>Obv: JULIA DOMNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, r.</p><p>Rev: VENERI VICTR SC, Venus, naked to waist, standing r., holding apple and palm, resting l. elbow on column.</p><p>RIC-842; BMCRE-488; Cohen-195; Sear-6631; Hill-113[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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