Exceptional Portrait

5668297.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. Draped bust right / Venus, draped below waist, seen from behind standing right, leaning on column to left, holding apple in extended right hand and palm frond in left. RIC IV 536 (Septimius); RSC 194. In NGC encapsulation 6830026-003, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.