153, Lot: 120. Estimate $100. Sold for $64. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THRACE, Serdica. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ 23mm (7.64 g). Draped bust right / Hygeia standing right, feeding serpent held in arms. Ruzicka, Serdica 79; Mouchmov 4800. VF, green patina.

Hygeia, the daughter of Asclepius and hence the grand-daughter of Apollo, was the personification of Health, the state of well-being attained by living in balance and harmony. She is typically shown feeding the serpent of Apollo Iatrus.