Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5903
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005903
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in 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:
[ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA], V[ENERI FELICI], and S C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
222-235 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 13.6 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5903, described as Coin: Æ; Julia. Mamaea- 13.60 grams. Rome, 222-235 AD. Obverse: [ILIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA] - bust facing right, diademed and draped. Reverse: V[ENERI FELICI] SC - Venus (Greek: Aphrodite) standing facing left holding Cupid (Greek: Eros) in outstretched right hand, scepter in left.

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