Aureus of Julia Domna, Rome | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1956.22.2
People: Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 217 CE)
Title: Aureus of Julia Domna, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 193 -196 ? CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/196651

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

7.12 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

aureus

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse: IVLIA DOMNA AVG
inscription: reverse: VENERI VICTR
Obverse Inscription: IVLIADO MNA AVG
Reverse Inscription: VENE RI VICTR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BMC V, 48 Fp. 27

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of C. Ruxton Love, Jr.
Accession Year: 1956
Object Number: 1956.22.2
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust, draped, r.
Rev.: Venus Victrix, standing, back turned, head r., drapery falling below hips, resting l. arm on a column, holding apple in extended r. hand and palm branch in l. hand

Exhibition History

Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

Verification Level

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1956.22.2: Aureus of Julia Domna, Rome