108, Lot: 189. Estimate $75. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JULIA DOMNA, wife of Septimius Severus. Augusta, 193-217 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.12 gm). Struck 193 AD. Draped bust right / Venus standing right, her back turned to the viewer, draped from the waist down and leaning on a short column with her left elbow; holding a palm branch and an apple. RIC IV 536 (Septimius); BMCRE 49; RSC 194. Good VF, attractive light toning.

From the Rudolf Berk Collection.