The Most Powerful Woman Who Ever Lived: Silver Roman Denarius of Julia Domna

The Most Powerful Woman Who Ever Lived: Silver Roman Denarius of Julia Domna (Wooden Mahogany Finished Box)

Julia Domna, Augusta. 193-217 AD. AR Denarius (2.36g, 16mm). Rome mint. Struck circa 196-211 AD. Obv.: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.: Rev. DIANA [LVCIFER]A, Diana standing front, head to left, holding long torch with both hands. RIC 548. Short flan, VF

The real wielders of imperial might were the wives, sisters, and mothers of the emperors. Never was this more true than during the reign of Septimius Severus, when Julia Domna—his wife, his Augusta, and his primary advisor—working in a patriarchal system

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