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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 6805609, member: 80783&quot;]This is my first Sestertius of Julia Domna that was struck under her son Caracalla:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272169[/ATTACH] </p><p>IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG - Draped bust of Julia Domna right, wearing stephane</p><p>SAECVLI FELICITAS S C - Felicitas standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding long caduceus</p><p>Æ Sestertius, Rome 215 AD</p><p>31 mm / 24.71 g </p><p>RIC IV 590, BMCRE 215, Cohen 178, Banti 42 (18 specimens, same obverse die as illustrated)</p><p>ex Soler y Llach Auction 109 (10.07.2019), lot 602</p><p><br /></p><p>Note the significant differences compared to her earlier emissions under Septimius Severus as exemplified by my earlier specimen:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272171[/ATTACH] </p><p>IVLIA AVGVSTA - Draped bust of Julia Domna right</p><p>VENVS FELIX S C - Venus standing left, holding apple and drawing out fold of drapery from breast</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 199 AD</p><p>RIC IV 866, BMCRE 310, Cohen 199</p><p>RIC 866, C 199</p><p><br /></p><p>The main differences of the two destinct styles include (apart from the different reverse types used):</p><p>- the obverse legend was restyled to include PIA FELIX</p><p>- more realistic portraits featuring older facial features</p><p>- usually larger and heavier flans</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your thoughts, show your Julia Domnas, let me know which coin should be a keeper in my one-per-ruler collection, what you have in your collection, and which style you generally find more attractive or desirable (and why?), that under Severus or that under Caracalla?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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