Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6226
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Felicitas (Roman diety) and Julia Mamaea (Regent, mother of Alexander Severus, Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
[IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA, FELICITAS PVBLICA, and S C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
222-235 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 17.14 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6226, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Julia.Mamaea - 17.14 grms. Obverse: [IVLIA MAMAEA A]VGVSTA - Bust facing right, draped and diademed. Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, SC - Felicitas seated facing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae.

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