Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.396
People
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 217 CE)
Title
Denarius of Julia Domna
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
196-211
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185006

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.17 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
denarius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCR v, no. 51, p. 163, pl. 28.7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.396
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr. r.
Rev.: Cybele (Magna Mater), draped, seated l. on a throne, wearing a mural crown, holding brach extended in r. hand, l. elbow resting on drum set on throne, l. hand holding a diagonal scepter; lions seated on both sides of the throne, l. partially seen

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu