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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.1013
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 217 CE)
Title
Denarius of Julia Domna
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
211-217 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195753

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.89 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCR v, nos. 14-18, p. 432-433

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mark M. Salton
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.1013
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: bust, draped, r.;
Reverse: Cybele (Magna Mater), standing, towered (mural crown), standing front, head l., holding holding drum in extended r. hand and scepter, nearly vertical, in l. hand, l. elbow resting on a column; at her feet is a lion, seated; MATRI DEVM

Verification Level

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