196 NGC XF Julia Domna Denarius Roman Empire Vesta Laodicea Pedigree (22030702C)
Empress Julia Domna Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
Minted at Laodicea between 196 to 202 CE during the reign of her husband Emperor Septimius Severus.
Approx. 18mm, 3.41g, RIC 648 (rated as Scarce), RSC 246.
Certified by NGC to XF.
Pedigree: Ex. Empire Coins Auction #9, 4/1988, Lot 306, with auction ticket.
Obverse: JULIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right with hair braided in waves and tucked into a large chignon.
Reverse: VESTAE SANCTAE, Vesta veiled standing left holding patera and scepter.
Vesta was the goddess of the hearth, the home, and domestic life in the Roman religion.