CNG 90, Lot: 1611. Estimate $200. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.54 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. Draped bust right / Venus, seen from behind, standing right, leaning upon column to left, holding palm frond and apple. RIC IV 536 (Septimius); RSC 194. Near EF, attractively toned.