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Julia Soaemias Ancient Roman Silver Denarius — Mother of Elagabalus (AD 218–222) — NGC Certified

Name: Julia Soaemias Ancient Roman Silver Denarius — Mother of Elagabalus (AD 218–222) — NGC Certified
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Julia Soaemias Ancient Roman Silver Denarius — Mother of Elagabalus (AD 218–222) — NGC Certified

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Julia Soaemias Silver Denarius — The Mother Who Put a Teenage Emperor on Rome's Throne

Own a Silver Coin from the Mother Who Put Her Teenage Son on the Roman Throne—and Died Beside Him

A real silver denarius of Julia Soaemias—daughter of Julia Maesa, mother of Emperor Elagabalus, and one of the most influential women of the Severan dynasty. She helped place her teenage son on Rome's throne in AD 218, stood beside him throughout his controversial reign, and was murdered alongside him by the Praetorian Guard in AD 222. NGC certified.

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📷 Coin shown is a representative example. You will receive one authentic NGC-certified silver denarius of Julia Soaemias. Each coin is unique and will vary in strike, centering, toning, preservation, and overall appearance.

👑 Daughter of Julia Maesa and mother of Elagabalus—the imperial woman at the center of the Severan family's successful bid for the Roman throne

🌙 Coinage that reflects her family's Syrian heritage and the eastern religious traditions that shaped one of Rome's most controversial reigns

🤲 Struck AD 218–222—a silver coin from the brief reign that ended with mother and son killed together by the Praetorian Guard

Own This Piece of History

Why This Coin Matters

Julia Soaemias stood at the center of one of the most remarkable political revolutions of the Roman Empire.

She was the daughter of Julia Maesa, sister of Julia Domna and one of the most formidable political figures of the Severan dynasty. After the assassination of Emperor Caracalla and the overthrow of the Severan family, Maesa organized a revolt from her native city of Emesa in Roman Syria. Claiming that Soaemias's teenage son was Caracalla's illegitimate child, she rallied eastern legions behind the young priest of the sun god Elagabal.

The gamble succeeded.

In AD 218, fourteen-year-old Elagabalus became emperor, and Julia Soaemias became one of the most powerful women in Rome. Ancient writers describe her exercising an unusually active role at court, advising her son and, according to some sources, even participating in meetings traditionally reserved for the Senate. While many of these accounts were written by hostile authors and should be treated cautiously, there is little doubt that she held extraordinary influence throughout her son's reign.

Together they attempted one of the most dramatic religious transformations in Roman history. Elagabalus sought to elevate the Syrian sun god Elagabal above Jupiter as the supreme deity of the Roman state, bringing the sacred black stone from Emesa to Rome and placing eastern religious ceremonies at the heart of imperial life. The changes shocked much of the Roman elite and alienated powerful supporters.

By AD 222, the Praetorian Guard had lost confidence in the young emperor. The soldiers turned against the imperial family, murdering both Elagabalus and Julia Soaemias in the same uprising. Ancient sources describe their bodies being dragged through the streets before being thrown into the Tiber, while the Senate condemned their memory in an attempt to erase their reign from Roman history.

This silver denarius survives as one of the few enduring portraits of a woman whose influence helped change the course of the Severan dynasty—and whose dramatic rise and fall remains one of the most extraordinary stories of imperial Rome.

Perfect For

Collectors of the Severan dynasty and Roman silver denarii
History lovers fascinated by Julia Soaemias and Elagabalus
Collectors of Roman imperial women
Enthusiasts of Roman religion and eastern provincial history
Anyone seeking a historically significant silver coin from one of Rome's most controversial imperial families

What You'll Receive

One authentic Roman silver denarius of Julia Soaemias
Denomination: AR Denarius (Roman silver)
NGC certified for authenticity and preservation
Struck AD 218–222
Presented in an NGC holder
Representative example of the type (each coin is unique)

Continue the Story

The deaths of Julia Soaemias and Elagabalus ended one of the Roman Empire's most controversial experiments in religious and dynastic politics. Their fall paved the way for Severus Alexander and the final chapter of the Severan dynasty before the empire descended into the Crisis of the Third Century.

Explore our other Roman, Byzantine, Biblical, Greek, medieval, and world coin collections to continue your journey through the rulers, battles, and turning points that shaped history.