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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 25275733, member: 135271&quot;]I&#039;d been looking for a nice denarius of Julia Domna to add to my collection. They&#039;re quite common generally, but I am picky about portrait style and most JD portraits seem a little too harsh (who can blame her, with a son like Caracalla!) Just recently, though, I had the chance to buy this coin, which features one of the most charming portraits of Julia Domna I&#039;ve seen yet:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1613272[/ATTACH] </p><p style="text-align: center"><i>JULIA DOMNA as Augusta, AD 193-211</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>AR Denarius (19.61mm, 3.10g, 6h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Struck AD 198. Rome mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: MATER DEVM, Cybele, turreted, seated left on throne flanked by two lions, holding branch and resting on drum</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: RIC IV 564 (S), RCV 6593</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>A scarce type, lightly toned, with an attractive portrait.</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><br /></i></p><p>The reverse is also an interesting type, depicting Cybele the mother goddess (MATER DEVM), an ancient Phrygian deity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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