| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D. |  |
|
|   | Vesta originally started out as a household spirit and she was later personified as the goddess of the hearth and given the stature of her Greek equivalent, Hestia. In the temple of Vesta her flame was kept alive by Vestal Virgins. |
| 28465. Silver denarius, RIC IV C. 391, RSC III 226, BMCRE V C. 31, Choice VF, weight 2.997 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 211 - 217 A.D.; obverse IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right; reverse VESTA, Vesta seated left on stool, veiled, simpulum in right, scepter in left; slightly frosty, light uneven toning; $60.00 (€41.70) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D., Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior |  | The three Graces, named Euphrosyne, Aglaia and Thalia, were the attendants of Aphrodite (Venus). They are shown on Roman provincial coins as a statuary group, nude and sometimes holding apples. |
| RP37275. Bronze AE 26, AMNG 603, VF, weight 7.569 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 45o, Markianopolis mint, obverse IOULIA DOMNA CEB, draped bust right; reverse MARKIANOPOLITWN, the three graces, outer two each holding an apple; $225.00 (€156.38) |
| 30409. Silver denarius, RIC IV 646, RSC III 197, gVF, toned, weight 3.661 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 196 - 202 A.D.; obverse IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; reverse VENVS FELIX, Venus standing facing, head left, apple in right, scepter in left; $160.00 (€111.20) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D., Saitta, Lydia |  | |
| 82610. Bronze AE 18, SNG von Aulock supplement 8248, SNG Cop -, BMC Lydia -, VF, weight 3.969 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, Saitta mint, obverse IIVLIA CEBAC, draped bust right; reverse CAITTHNWN, Asklepios standing half-right, head left, holding serpent-entwined staff; very rare; $150.00 (€104.25) |
| 29342. Copper as, SRCV II 7134, RIC IV Caracalla 607, gF, weight 10.930 g, maximum diameter 25.6 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 216 A.D.; obverse IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped and diademed bust right; reverse VENVS GENETRIX S C, Venus seated left holding scepter in left; $135.00 (€93.82) |
| 32681. Silver denarius, RIC IV 616, RSC III 10, BMCRE V * p. 102, cites Cohen, SRCV II -, aVF, weight 2.838 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 180o, Emesa mint, 195 A.D.; obverse IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right; reverse BONI EVENTVS (S modified from C), Bonus Eventus standing left, plate of fruit raised in right, two heads of grain at side downward in left; rare; $130.00 (€90.35) |
|  | Lucifer means lightbringer, from the Latin lux light and ferre to bear or bring. The word Lucifer is found in only one place in the Bible -- Isaiah 14:12 -- but only in the King James and related versions: How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! The King James Version is based on the Vulgate, the Latin translation of Jerome. Jerome translated the Hebrew helel (bright or brilliant one) as lucifer, which was a reasonable Latin equivalent. And yet it is this lucifer, the bright one or lightbearer, that came to be understood by so many as the name for Satan, Lord of Darkness. -- Sunrise magazine, October/November 1996. |
| 34928. Silver denarius, RIC IV 373a, RSC III 32, SRCV II 7100, EF, frosty, weight 3.147 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, under Caracalla, 214 A.D.; obverse IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right; reverse DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing left, holding flaming torch with both hands; $130.00 (€90.35) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D., Antioch, Pisidia |  | |
| 82614. Bronze AE 23, SNG France 1126 var (IVLIA AVGVSTA vice IVLIA AV-GVSTI), VF, weight 6.773 g, maximum diameter 24.1 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch in Pisidia mint, obverse IVLIA AV-GVSTI (sic), draped bust right; reverse ANTIOCH CE NI COL CAES, Tyche standing left, branch in right, cornucopia in left; $125.00 (€86.88) |
| 32684. Silver denarius, RIC IV 636, RSC III 14, BMCRE V S10-13 var (Rome), SRCV II 6576 var (Rome), VF, toned, weight 3.102 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 180o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 198 - 202 A.D.; obverse IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; reverse CERERI FRVGIF, Ceres seated left on throne without back, heads of grain in right, long torch vertical in left; well centered, interesting protrait, flan crack; scarce; $120.00 (€83.40) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D., Parlais, Lycaonia |  | Luna, the Greek moon-goddess, was female, which seems natural because the female menstrual cycle follows the lunar month. But Mên was a male moon-god, probably originally of the indigenous non-Greek Karian people. By Roman times Mên was worshiped across Anatolia and in Attica. He was associated with fertility, healing, and punishment. Mên is usually depicted with a crescent moon behind his shoulders, wearing a Phrygian cap, and holding a lance or sword in one hand and a pine-cone or patera in the other. His other attributes include the bucranium and chicken. A temple of Mên has been excavated at Antioch, Pisidia. |
| 82586. Bronze AE 21, SNG Von Aulock 5137; Lindgren 1386 var (bust left); SNG France 1678 var (same); SNG Cop 14 var (same), nice gVF, weight 5.484 g, maximum diameter 21.1 mm, die axis 180o, Lykaonia, Parlais mint, obverse IVLIA DOMNA, draped bust right; reverse IVL AVG COL PARLAIS, Mên standing right in long robes and Phrygian cap, crescent moon behind shoulders, left foot on bucranium, pine cone extended in left hand, vertical spear in right; attractive patina and style; $120.00 (€83.40) |
OUR FINEST COINS ARE LISTED FIRST. CLICK TO THE LAST PAGE FOR OUR BARGAINS.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE FROM THIS CATEGORY - FORVM's PRIOR SALES
Obverse legends:
|
