Denarius of Julia Domna | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1995.873
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/196236

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Silver
Metal: AR
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 3.8 g
Die Axis: 5
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: 1995.873
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

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