Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-5902
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005902
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.
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:
Julia Mamaea (Regent, mother of Alexander Severus, Emperor of Rome) and Venus (Roman deity)
Inscription:
S C, [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA, and [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX
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 23.51 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5902, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ, Julia. Mamaea [approximately symbol] 23.51 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [IVLIA] MAMAEA AVGVSTA - bust diademed, draped, facing right. Reverse: [VEN] VS [GENET] RIX, SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; child standing facing left.

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