Provincial bronze of Gordian III, in the Verbanov catalog the rarity is R4, which means 200-500 known specimens.
Roman Provincial
Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis, Julia Domna (wife of Septimius Severus, 193-217), AE, Nicopolis ad Istrum mint
Obverse: bust of the Empress facing right
IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CEBACT
Reverse: Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia, EΠ ICTPΩ in exerque
VΠA OOVINI TEPTVΛΛOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN
Weight 18.1 g
Julia Domna was the second wife of Septimius Severus and the mother of Caracalla and Geta. An intelligent, talented and beautiful woman, she had a great influence on the Empire during her husband reign and practically managed it on behalf of her sons. In 217, after the murder of Caracalla, she probably committed suicide by starving herself to death.
