Julia Soaemias, Augusta, 218-222. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.54 g, 12 h), Rome, 218. IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVGVSTA Draped bust of Julia Soaemias to right. Rev. IVNO REGINA Juno, veiled, standing front, head to right, holding long scepter in her right hand and palladium in her left. BMC 41. Cohen 3. RIC 237. Thirion 377. Attractively toned and very well struck. Minor flan fault on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.



Irislav Dolenec (1921-2009) was a Yugoslav-Croatian track and field athlete, footballer, handball player and coach, and numismatist. Over the course of his long coaching career, he led, among others, the Swiss national handball team (1969-1972) and the first team of Pfadi Winterthur (1973-1975). In later years, he devoted himself primarily to numismatics - a passion that remained with him until his death in 2009.