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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.872
People
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 217 CE)
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Title
Denarius of Julia Domna
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
196-211 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196124

Physical Descriptions

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCR v, no. 52, p. 169

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mark M. Salton
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.872
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: bust, dr. r;
Reverse: Cybele (Magna Mater),turreted (mural crown), seated l., on a throne, holding branch in r. hand, and scepter in l. hand; l. elbow resting on a drum, set on throne: on both sides of throne, lions seated l., the l. lion only half seen; Mater Deum inscription

Verification Level

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