Rome, Empress Julia Domna, Denarius, Cybele (Mother Goddess) - 196 to 211 CE - Roman Empire

Includes glass top leatherette display box. Origin: Roman Empire Authority: Empress Julia Domna, wife of Emperor Septimius Severus Date: 196 - 211 CE Denomination: AR (silver) denarius Mint: Rome, Italy Size: 19mm, 3.16g Type Number: RIC IV Septimius Severus 564 (denarius) Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA - Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right Reverse: MATER DEVM - Cybele, towered, draped, seated left on throne, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand, resting left arm on drum set on left knee; to either side of throne, lion Notes: Cybele was a goddess who originated in Anatolia (modern day Turkey), who was known as the "great mother of the gods." All purchases include a Certificate of Authenticity. You will receive the exact item in the photos.