SYRIA.COELE SYRIA.HELIOPOLIS.Julia Domna, 2nd wife of Septimius Severus, Augusta AD 193-217.AE.( 9.76g, 26mm, 12h ) IYI ΔΟΜ-(ΝΑ) (Α)VG, bust of Julia Domna right. Reverse.AN(T) / A(VG) - GET CAE, togate facing figures of Caracalla and Geta, clasping hands, between them CH / L Ref:BMC.-, SNG Cop.-, Lindgren.- Sawaya Series 10. Good very fine, some light earthen deposit in fields, some areas of weakness in striking. Three examples traced in public sales for past 15 years, this coin by far the best example. Julia Domna was the second wife of Septimus Severus and mother of Caracalla and Geta, upon the assassination of her nefarious son, Caracalla, she committed suicide. |