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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Julia Soaemias

218-222

Roman, minted in Antioch

Roman Empire

The front of this coin portrays Julia Soaemias, the mother of emperor Elagabalus, facing right. On the back, the goddess Venus is depicted holding an apple.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium