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ID:
90010158
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Julia Mamaea
Date Ruled:
AD 222-235
Metal:
Orichalcum
Denomination:
Sestertius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Weight:
18.61 12 g
Obverse Legend:
IVLIA MAMAEA_AVGVSTA
Obverse Description:
Diademed and draped bust right
Reverse Legend:
VENVS FELIX / S C
Reverse Description:
Venus seated left, holding statuette in right hand and sceptre in left
Mint:
Rome
Primary Reference:
RIC 701 (Severus Alexander)
Reference2:
BMC 881
Reference3:
Cohen 69
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=138722
Grade:
Cohen 503
Notes:
Sale: Nomos 1, Lot: 158 RIC 642 From the collection of a Gentleman.Severus Alexander’s mother was the niece of Julia Domna and in 222, with the murder of his cousin, the odious Elagabalus, he became, at around thirteen, the youngest emperor in Roman history. He was an intelligent and decent person but he was first dominated by his grandmother, Julia Maesa, Domna’s sister, and then, for the rest of his life, by his powerful mother Julia Mamaea; this ultimately led to his murder by angry soldiers in 235 since he had no military experience. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 10, 9 April 1997, 666.
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