Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1430. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JULIA DOMNA, mother of Caracalla. Æ Sestertius (19.63 gm). Struck 211-212 AD. Draped bust right / Julia seated left, holding branch and sceptre. RIC IV 588 (Caracalla); Cohen 112. Good VF, olive green patina. ($1000)

This type proclaims the dynastic importance of the empress as mother of the emperors, the Senate, and the nation.