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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)

4 Related People

Rome
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Julia Mamaea
Roman

235
Severus Alexander
Roman
207
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