★ Detailed Reverse ★

Julia Domna, Augusta, 193-217. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.44 g, 6 h), Rome, 198-207. IVLIA AVGVSTA Draped bust of Julia Domna to right. Rev. MATER DEVM Cybele ( Magna Mater ), towered, draped, seated left on high-backed throne, holding branch in her extended right hand, her left elbow resting on drum set on throne; on both sides of throne, lions seated left, the one on left only partly visible. BMC 51. Cohen 123. RIC 564. Minor deposits, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection, ex Numismatica Tintinna 81, 26 June 2019, 297.