Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 26.55

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 26.55 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 215. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / SAECVLI FELICITAS, S C across field, Felicitas, draped, standing facing, head left, holding long, vertical caduceus with left hand, and sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded and lighted altar to her left. RIC IV 590 (Caracalla); Banti 42; BMCRE 215 (Caracalla). Dark green and brown patina with traces of red. EF. Attractive.


From the Jack A. Frazer Collection. Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1573; Leu 50 (25 April 1990), lot 335.