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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer:
JULIA SOAEMIAS
, mother of Elagabalus, AD 218-222. AR Denarius.
Obverse:
IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, Her draped bust right.
Reverse:
VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus seated left holding sceptre and offering apple to child before her.
Reference:
RIC 243; Sear 2171. Grade: chEF.
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Elagabalus
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on Julia Soaemias see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.