Julia Domna, Augusta, 193-217. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.25 g, 6 h), Rome, 205. IVLIA AVGVSTA Draped bust of Julia Domna to right. Rev. MATER DEVM Cybele, turreted, seated left on throne between two lions, holding branch in her right hand and long scepter in her left, her left arm resting on drum. BMC 51. Cohen 123. RIC 564. Attractively toned. About 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.