AR Denarius of Julia Domna

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Title

AR Denarius of Julia Domna

Subject

money; coins (money)

Description

The obverse side of the coin features the face of Julia Domna with text on either side of her face. The reverse side of the coin features Juno holding a scepter and a patera, a peacock on the left of the goddess, and dotted lines surrounding the figure. The scepter shows Juno’s role as queen of the Gods, and the peacock is her symbol. Julia Domna is known as a loyal and caring empress, and this can be compared to Juno since both are shown as maternal figures and are queens.

Creator

Julia Domna, Empress of Rome

Source

Sear 6589; RIC 640

Publisher

ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau, Fall 2021)

Date

196 CE

Contributor

OJ

Rights

University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)

Relation

[no text]

Format

Silver (metal)

Language

Latin

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

2012.02.232

Coverage

Roman Empire