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Denarius of Julia Domna

Denarius of Julia Domna

r. 188 - 217 CE

Caracalla

Roman

Obverse: bust, draped, r.; Reverse: Cybele (Magna Mater), standing, towered (mural crown), standing front, head l., holding holding drum in extended r. hand and scepter, nearly vertical, in l. hand, l. elbow resting on a column; at her feet is a lion, seated; MATRI DEVM

Silver

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Coins