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ID number: BIRBI-R1524 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Julia Mamaea; Severus Alexander; Rome Denomination: Dupondius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: AD 222-235 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.60 Weight (g): 12.15 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 2043. A. H. Baldwin, 1942. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Julia Mamaea, wearing diadem, draped, on a crescent, facing r. Reverse: Felicitas, draped, standing facing front, head l., legs crossed, holding caduceus in r. and leaning on column with l. arm.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IVLLA MAMA-EA ΛVCV5…A (Julia Mamaea Augusta). Reverse: FELICIT-AS PVBLICA S C (Happiness of the Public; S C - Translation Disputed).
Bibliography: RIC IV 678 (Severus Alexander)
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