Julia Domna Fecvnditas OTD

[Lerian]

A very nice addition to my collection and one that seems to be quite rare.


IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG

FECVN_DITAS

Fecunditas, or Julia, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding
child on left arm, at feet children either side.

Rome AD 211-217      2.86g     RSC: 39a     RIC: 374     BMC: 4a (pg 627)

[curtislclay]

I commented on this rare FECVNDITAS type in 2008: could it mean that Julia was pregnant again when Septimius died and bore him another male child, her third, after his death?

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=46225.0

[Sam]

Good point and a logic thinking , otherwise why three .
Faustina Junior was the younger daughter of Emperor Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. She was married to Emperor Marcus Aurelius in April-May of 145 AD when she was only 15 years old. She bore 14 children with Marcus but only 6 lived to adulthood of which 4 actually survived their father. (Armstrong Economics)

Would not that be the case here with  Julia.

Very nice coin Lerian , and great addition.
I hope I did not take your thread from you  

[Lerian]

Thank you for the link Curtis, an interesting idea which unfortunately we will never know the answer to.

And thank you Sam for your comments.