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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8235548, member: 75937&quot;]As empress, Julia Domna was famous for her political, social, and philosophical influence. As the emperor&#039;s wife, she received the titles of augusta (AD 193) and &quot;mother of the army camps&quot; (AD 195). Domna gathered about her in Rome a group of philosophers and other intellectuals whose activities are known through the writings of Philostratus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448625[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.13 g, 16.0 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 198.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: MATRI CASTRORVM, Julia Domna standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera held in right hand and holding box of incense in left hand; to left, two standards.</p><p>Refs: RIC 567; BMCRE 57; Cohen/RSC 134; RCV 6596; Hill 370.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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