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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.277
People
Julia Maesa, Roman
Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
Title
Denarius of Julia Maesa
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
218-222CE
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185572

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.97 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IVLIA MAES AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: SAECVLI F-E-LICITAS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IV(B), 271, p. 50; BMCR v, no. 81, p. 541

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.277
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Julia Maesa, dr., r.
Reverse: Felicitas, standing, holding patera in r. hand and sacrificing over lighted and garlanded altar l. and holding long caduceus, almost vertical; star in field r.

Verification Level

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