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Sestertius with bust of Julia Mamaea, struck under Severus Alexander
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 22.96 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the Name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1982.613
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Julia Mamaea, diademed, draped, right.
IVLIAMAMAEA AVGVSTA
Reverse: Venus seated left, holding scepter in left hand and Cupid on right hand.
VENVS FELIX in ex.: SC
IVLIAMAMAEA AVGVSTA
Reverse: Venus seated left, holding scepter in left hand and Cupid on right hand.
VENVS FELIX in ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Earl Fitzwilliam Collection; by 1949: with Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., Spencer House, 27 St. James's Place, St. James's Streeet, London, S.W. 1 (Christie's auction of the Earl Fitzwilliam Collection, sold by order of the Earl Fitzwilliam's Wentworth Estates Company, May 30-31, 1949, lot 469, partial); by date unknown in the 1950s: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift to MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule, November 17, 1982