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Julia Domna (160-217 CE) was a Syrian-born Roman empress during the reign of her husband, Roman emperor Septimius Severus (r. worldhistory.org/Julia_Domna/

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London (Londinium) had a Black Roman Emperor?!?

I had no clue.

Black Londoners through time: African Romans | Museum of London

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For more on these coins, see:

Damsky, Ben L. β€œTHE STADIUM AUREUS OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS.” American Journal of Numismatics (1989-), vol. 2, 1990, pp. 77–105.

jstor.org/stable/43580168

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Ancient Coin of the Day: One of my favourites today - the fantastic aureus of Septimius Severus from AD 202-210, showing the Stadium of Domitian.

Image: RIC IV Septimius Severus 260; British Museum (1844,1015.170). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.

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