ROMAN EMPIRE Julia Domna 193-211 AD denarius Dacian imitation

DescriptionJulia Domna was wife of Septimius Severus. She devoted herself to culture and politics, as well as accompanying her husband and sons, Caracalla and Geta, on campaign. She was in Britain with Severus when he got sick and died. She continued to be influential during the joint imperium of her children.In the Imperial Period Roman coinage became an engine for governmental propaganda. All of the themes of the coins are celebratory of some aspect of govermental authority or achievement.The Roman Republic was founded in response to tyrannical kings. It functioned for several centuries in a kind of balance of rich and poor people (slaves didn’t count). The general idea was that laws would constrain personal power. During the days of Julius Caesar, et al, powerful people became too powerful, and a new system of slightly constrained autocracy, the Empire, developed. The main catalog we use on this web site for Roman coins is Roman Coins and their Values, by David Sear.