Description: Julia Soaemias (218 - 222 AD). AR Denarius, Rome mint. IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG; draped bust right / VENVS CAELESTIS; Venus standing left, apple in right, scepter in left, star in left field.

Diameter: AR20 mm

Weight: 3,48 g

Grade: aEF/aEF

Attribution: RIC 241; Hunter 4

Commentary: sharp details, well centered, light grey patina, minor red deposits on reverse

History: The name "Soaemias" is actually Arabic and the ancestors of Julia were ruling the city of Emesa in the 1st century AD takeing part in the capturing and destroying Jerusalem in 70 AD.

Article Number: 038-08-07-41652