274, Lot: 389. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 207-211. Draped bust right / Fecunditas or Tellus (Earth) reclining left under tree, resting arm on basket of fruit and placing hand on celestial orb; standing before her are four children representing the Four Seasons. RIC IV 549 (Severus); RSC 35. VF, porous.

This coin is unusually heavy, especially when one considers the porosity. The style is also a bit unusual for this issue, although not particularly bad. The two features could point to this being a contemporary forgery.