Roman Provincial
Phrygia, Prymnessos, Julia Domna (wife of Septimius Severus, 193-217), AE, Prymnessos mint
Obverse: bust of the Empress right
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Reverse: Cybele seated left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow upon tympanum, to left, lion seated left
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Diameter 22 mm, weight 6.04 g
Julia Domna was the second wife of Septimius Severus and the mother of Caracalla and Geta. An intelligent, talented and beautiful woman, she had a great influence on the Empire during her husband reign and practically managed it on behalf of her sons. In 217, after the murder of Caracalla, she probably committed suicide by starving herself to death.
