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193 NGC Ch F Julia Domna AE As Roman Empire Venus Victorious Septimius Rare (24032205C)

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  • Choice Fine Empress Julia Domna Roman Empire bronze As coin.
  • Minted at Rome between 193 to 196 CE during the reign of her husband Emperor Septimius Severus.
  • Approx. 26mm, 11.99g, RIC 846, rated as Rare.
  • Certified by NGC to Ch F.
  • Obverse: JULIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right with hair braided in waves and tucked into a large chignon.
  • Reverse: VENERI VICTR S C, Venus naked to waist with back exposed, standing right holding apple & palm & leaning on column.
  • Venus Victrix, Venus the Victorious, a Romanised aspect of the armed Aphrodite that Greeks had inherited from the East, where the goddess Ishtar remained a goddess of war, and Venus could bring victory to a Emperor. An appropriate reference to the military victories of Septimius Severus over his rival Clodius Albinus.