445, Lot: 466. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211-215. Draped bust right / DIANA LV CIFERA, Diana Lucifera standing left, holding torch in both hands. RIC IV 373A (Caracalla); RSC 32. Near EF.
Diana Lucifera, the Light-bearer, is a moon goddess. She appears on Roman issues as a young woman carrying a torch or wearing a crescent on her head.