Roman Silver & Bronze

Sale 64    12–13 Jul 2000   Dallas Brooks Centre   Melbourne

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Lot 2581       Roman Silver & Bronze

Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au

JULIA DOMNA, wife of Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-211), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 196-211 (13.890, grams), obv. draped bust of Julia Domna to right, around IVLIA AVGVSTA, rev. around VENVS VICTRIX, SC across field, Venus half naked standing to left holding helmet and palm, leaning on a column, before her a shield, (S.-, RIC 890, C.-, example in BM). With a very large and full flan, some surface pitting on the reverse, a bronze Tiber patination, portrait extremely fine, otherwise very fine, and a very rare type.

Ex Sotheby Sale 1896 (odd lot), London, and the Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection, sold in Triton III (lot 1716 part) for the benefit of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts with his ticket.

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