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Coin of Sardis with bust of Julia Mamaea
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Sardis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 5.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.238
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped bust of Julia Mamaea to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Severus Alexander (?) in traveling costume with cloak behind, standing to left, holding orb and spear.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Severus Alexander (?) in traveling costume with cloak behind, standing to left, holding orb and spear.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXI, no. 257); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963