Sestertius of Julia Mamaea | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1963.44.18
People: Julia Mamaea, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Title: Sestertius of Julia Mamaea
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 228
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/184955

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 18.85 g
Die Axis: 1
Denomination: sestertius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BMCRE vi, p. 160, no. 487, pl. 17

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and Cataloguer of the coins of the University in that year
Accession Year: 1963
Object Number: 1963.44.18
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust, dr., r., stephane
Rev.: Felicitas, standing, head l., legs crossed, holding caduceus diagonally to l. in r. hand and resting l. arm on a low column

Verification Level

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