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Roman Provincial, Caracalla with Julia Domna, Æ Pentassarion

198-217 AD

Roman Provincial, Caracalla with Julia Domna, Æ Pentassarion
Roman Provincial, Caracalla with Julia Domna, Æ Pentassarion
Roman Provincial, Caracalla with Julia Domna, Æ Pentassarion
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Article code:  24-1605
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right vis-à-vis draped bust of Julia Domna left.
Legend: ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC ΑVΓVCΤΟC ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ
Reverse: Tetrastyle temple with peaked roof and clipeus in pediment, statue of Serapis within, standing left, raising right hand and holding scepter; Є (mark of value) to left of Serapis
Legend:  VΠ ΚVΝΤΙΛ-ΙΑΝ ΜΑΡΚΙΑ-NΟΠΟΛΙΤΩ-Ν

Diameter: ± 28,6 mm
Weight: ± 15,8 g
VF with smooth dark olive-green patina
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Caracalla: Roman Emperor 198-217 AD. His brother Geta was co-emperor from 209 AD, but was murdered after the death of their father Septimus Severus (211 AD). His mother Julia Domna played a prominent public role and took on administrative tasks that Caracalla found too mundane.
His reign is notable for the Edict of Caracalla, granting Roman citizenship to all free men throughout the Roman Empire, but he is mostly remembered as a cruel tyrant.

Julia Domna (ca 170-217 AD), wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Geta and Caracalla.

Julia's horoscope had predicted she would one day wed a king. This was irresistable to the prophecy-minded Severus. They married in 187 AD in Lugdunum (Lyon) where Severus was governor. Septimius fulfilled the prophecy by seizing power after the death of Pertinax in 193 AD ('Year of the Five Emperors').

The marriage proved happy, and Severus cherished and respected Domna and her political opinions.
Julia was well-read and politically astute and often accompanied Severus on campaign, earning her the title “Mother of the Camps".

Features and Specifications

Period Roman
Category Coins
Material AE (copper/bronze)
Country Roman Provincial
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