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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.75
People
Julia Mamaea, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Title
Coin of Alexandria under Julia Mamaea
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
230-231 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176158

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.36 g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
Year 10
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΙΟΥ ΜΑΜΑΙΑ СΕΒ ΜΗΤ СƐΒ Κ СΤΡΑ
  • Reverse Inscription: L I

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC VI 10434 (temp.); Dattari 4520;

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.75
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: draped bust of Julia Mamaea wearing stephane, r.
Rev.: Tyche standing facing, head l., wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia; to r., palm branch.

Verification Level

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