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    This document discusses a coin type depicting Julia Domna from the years of Caracalla and Geta's joint rule of the Roman Empire. While the figure on the reverse of coins ric 380 and 381 had been identified as either Julia Domna herself or the personification of Pax, the author argues it is more likely a depiction of Concordia. Looking at the numismatic evidence and context of rivalry between the two emperors, the identification of Concordia fits better within the coin corpus of the period and the political climate during their tense co-rule.

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    This document discusses a coin type depicting Julia Domna from the years of Caracalla and Geta's joint rule of the Roman Empire. While the figure on the reverse of coins ric 380 and 381 had been identified as either Julia Domna herself or the personification of Pax, the author argues it is more likely a depiction of Concordia. Looking at the numismatic evidence and context of rivalry between the two emperors, the identification of Concordia fits better within the coin corpus of the period and the political climate during their tense co-rule.

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    A Case of Mistaken Identity: Julia Domna As Concordia On Ric 380 and 381

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    AlexIMRIE*

    A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY:


    JULIA DOMNA AS CONCORDIA ON RIC 380 AND 381


    AbstractereverseguresontwocointypesofJuliaDomna(ric380and381)
    have been identied as either the empress herself or a personication of Pax. is
    articleoersathirdpossibility.Byexaminingnumismaticevidencepertainingtothe
    empressinthecontextofthefraughtperiodofCaracallaandGetasjointruleofthe
    Empire,Iwillarguethatthemostlikelyidentityofthepersonicationdepictedon
    ric380and381isthatofConcordia.isidenticationtsmorecomfortablywith
    therestofthenumismaticcorpusfortheperiod,andalsomakesgreatersensewhen
    consideredinthemidstoftheintenserivalryobservedbetweentheyoungAugustiin
    monthsprecedingGetaseventualmurder.


    falloftheromanempressesandimperialconsorts,JuliaDomna

    O stands out as one of the most famous and best studied in recent
    years. Much attention has been devoted to the subject of her life
    and many have attempted to assess her unusually prominent role within
    theSeverandynasty.[1]Despitethedierencesinfocusorpurposefoundin
    each of the many studies on the empress, there is a consensus that Julia
    representsone of the most honoured consortsof the imperial period.Al-
    thoughallusionstoherprominencecanbefoundintheancientliterature,
    thelevelofprestigeaordedtoJuliacanbemoreeasilyobservedinthesheer
    numberandvarietyofcoinsstruckinherhonour,fromtheearliestyearsof
    herhusbandSeptimiusSeverusreign(ad193-211)throughtothedeathof
    hereldestsonCaracallain217,nottomentionthecommemorativeissues
    struckinherhonourduringthereignofAlexanderSeverus.[2]Amongthe

    * AlexImrie,SchoolofHistory,ClassicsandArchaeology,UniversityofEdinburgh,
    TeviotPlace,Edinburgheh89ag,UK.E:A.Imrie@sms.ed.ac.uk
    IwouldliketothankSandraBinghamforhergenerousadviceandforbringingthese
    coins to my attention. I would also like to thank David Greenwood and Rachael
    Imrie for their assistance and feedback in proofreading, and to the anonymous
    reviewer of this article for the Revue belge de Numismatique, for their helpl and
    insightlsuggestions.
    [1] ereareanumberofpublicationsonthesubjectofJuliaherselfaswellasherposi-

    tionasoneofthefamoussetofpowerlSeveranwomen.Foragoodselection,see
    thefollowing:Baharal1992,p.110-118;Levick2007;Magnani2007;Saavedra-
    Guerrero2007,p.120-131.
    [2] ecommemorativeissuesarestruckoncoinageproducedforJuliaMamaea,during

    thereignofAlexander Severus,seeric715and 716AlexanderSeverus.Forworks


    onJuliasnumismaticlegacy,seeGorrie2004,p.61-72;Lusnia1995,p.119-140;
    Rowan2011,p.241-273.

    rbnclix(2014),p.307-315.

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